hook

Example Sentences

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When he began reading books about Indian freedom fighters and spiritual leaders, he got hooked.

From BBC

It’s not magic—it’s deep data collection and AI tuned to hook your attention.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Bielle-Biarrey having sent Ireland nervously scurrying back towards their line, Charles Ollivon knocked the ball on and let the men in green off the hook.

From BBC

But it is also clear that reliability concerns are growing, and will only get worse as more AI data centers hook into the system.

From Barron's

When he got a large elephant pin from Thailand — one handed out to athletes from that country — he parlayed that into 35 smaller pins, and he was hooked.

From Los Angeles Times