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discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement
The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement
How To Use hammer out In A Sentence
- The toxic substances department must approve it and hammer out a legal agreement with the group before moving forward.
- But not anyone could have them, no matter how many squat thrusts they hammer out daily. Times, Sunday Times
- If it is to allow diverse citizens to hammer out a common way of life, this state cannot rest upon traditional bases of loyalty such as kinship or creed.
- We'll hammer out an updated report that will surely convince Lloyd's and the cops that we're right about Brunner. CORMORANT
- And then the guitar proceeds to hammer out the first lick and muffs one of the critical notes: duh-duh-da-da-doink.
- The wrangling over the contract details - the couple took two years after announcing their engagement to hammer out their prenuptial - will probably turn out to be worthwhile.
- But even as ambassadors in Washington and State Department officials hammer out the details of the meetings, news media in the region are still front-paging the arrest of the four.
- We're going to hammer out the details of how we can pension off Desmond, evict that shady adventurer Hall and close down St Paul's. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
- I managed to hammer out the brief for the debate.
- Unfortunately, Asia lacks any real security forum to hammer out problems.
