by hook or crook
Example Sentences
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“Catastrophe” felt more like the first decade of my marriage, which was very confusing, trying by hook or crook to shed bad habits that I had.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
It’s also good enough for the federal government, which has been trying by hook or crook to increase supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
And he just kept going, winning primaries by hook or crook, all the way to the end.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2016
If we are weak, they will want ours too, by hook or crook.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012
But always Lad managed, by hook or crook, to be back on guard within a minute or two.
From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson
