hooked

Example Sentences

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Many of our children’s favorite apps and social-media sites were built from the ground up to keep young users hooked and helpless to look away, consequences to their health and well-being be damned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

"It drew the youth because it made you dance and have fun. I was hooked instantly."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Here’s how Hollywood got hooked on hygiene product placement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The video captures a car hooked up to a tow truck and what appears to be its owner running toward their vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Clare hooked a teakettle over the rising fire and placed his monocle over his eye socket.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman