sinker

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These rulings have adopted Scalia’s historical account hook, line, and sinker.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

I am a believer that you should not take the sentiment data hook, line, and sinker because we know that what a consumer says and what they do can sometimes be different things.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

But after throwing one more ball and falling behind 2–0, Ortiz served up a belt-high sinker on the inner half of the strike zone.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

Alec Bohm did the same on an inside sinker, sending a ground ball up the middle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

And the kid had fallen for it, hook, line and sinker, although the conversation had gone back and forth for a while.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier