How to pronounce “sledge hammer” in English

But a few weeks later, the SFPD actually took a sledge hammer to his door, very aggressively executed search warrants to search his home and his office.

And it doesn't have to be in the form of somebody swinging a giant pick axe or sledge hammer for us to appreciate it as well.

him, and Tesla had to smash this massive devise with a sledge hammer to keep it from demolishing an entire city block.

So it's that idea you don't use the sledge hammer to crack a nut.