hooking

Example Sentences

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Jurors will return to court here on Thursday to continue deliberations in a civil trial accusing Meta and YouTube of harmfully hooking young internet users.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

His next two were inner-half fastballs to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with the Blue Jays star taking the first for a strike before hooking the second inside the left-field foul pole.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

I was just back in L.A. after a stint in Vancouver that saw my soon-to-be-ex-husband realizing his dreams of becoming a successful actor and hooking up with a movie star who was not me.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

Later came Jack and Ozzy’s father and son fishing trip, highlighted by dad hooking a bird.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

Half buried in a rising tide of red-hot treasure, they struggled and yelled as Harry thrust the sword through the handle of Hufflepuff’s cup, hooking it onto the blade.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling