hook

Example Sentences

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Altman has said that the deals put the startup on the hook for $1.4 trillion in computing commitments—more than 100 times the revenue it was on pace to generate last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were people in and out of the studio all the time, but it made it good because sometimes a conversation led to a hook or a verse.

From Los Angeles Times

She replaced her pincushion on a hook on her belt.

From Literature

I was thirteen and didn’t know a foul ball from a fastball, but the Tigers were in town and the moment I heard they had a Jewish slugger called Hank Greenberg, I was hooked.

From Literature

Is there any way to get ahead of this and make sure we aren’t on the hook for her portion of the accommodations and activities for the bachelorette party?

From MarketWatch