get hooked

Example Sentences

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“You can’t see everything. There’s so much.... You start meeting the people, you get hooked on the people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

There are signs that Amazon customers in remote areas are just as likely to get hooked on speedy delivery as city slickers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A question by jurors in a landmark social media addiction trial on Friday signaled Meta or YouTube may have to pay for letting a girl get hooked onto their platforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

It’s a Sheridan, “Landman” kind of TV world, and a lot of powerful people hope we’ll get hooked on how messily it unfolds.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

It was a bad thing for Bonnie to get hooked up with him.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson