hook up
Example Sentences
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But wary of the backlash they might receive for Sarah’s ill-fated hook-up with Topper and betrayal of John B., the writers decided to get Cline to do voiceovers in the seventh and eighth episodes, in an attempt to quickly “excavate” her character’s psychology at that point in the story.
From Los Angeles Times
On Monday, the Catholic News Agency reported it had, in 2018, declined an offer from a party claiming " to have access to technology capable of identifying clergy and others who download popular hook-up apps, such as Grindr and Tinder, and to pinpoint their locations, using the internet addresses of their computers or mobile devices".
From BBC
He declined to comment when quizzed about whether Tinder was seen as a hook-up app.
From BBC
Gay dating app Hornet, meanwhile, aims to be more of a social network focused on users’ personal interests, rather than solely a hook-up service centred on physical looks and proximity.
From Reuters
Keystone XL was intended to move about 830,000 barrels of crude oil daily from Alberta to an existing pipeline hook-up in Steele City, Nebraska, creating an estimated 42,000 jobs and $2 billion in associated U.S. earnings.
From Washington Times
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