hook

Example Sentences

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If your tax preparer files your return late, you aren’t off the hook from a late-filing penalty.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

But they are not off the hook yet, as they will be defendants in several upcoming bellwether trials.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He wants to see proof that the DOJ was given inaccurate information by ICE before he lets its lawyers off the hook.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

TikTok and Snap settled the first case but are on the hook for the others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He hesitated in the hallway and noticed that his backpack had been placed on a freshly hung new hook next to everyone else’s.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste