hooking

Example Sentences

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The two registered almost immediately as domestic partners despite fighting constantly, the court heard, and during one of their breakups Melissa started hooking up with Jesus, a man with whom she became pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Around the tents, workers are busy renovating the unsanitary restrooms, installing showers and connecting them to the water supply, and hooking up electricity.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In his ambition, Anderson advocates for movement and magnanimity over sitting and spewing, hooking his audience until the journey’s thrilling end, suggesting that the story’s conclusion might just be a brand new start.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

Her wife was her No. 1, and they would not be dating or hooking up with dates together.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

Poppy wiped her tears just as two of her coven members walked up to them, hooking their arms in Poppy’s, their luxurious purple capes billowing softly in the crisp morning breeze.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega