How to Use hook in a Sentence

hook

1 of 2 noun

• She hit a hook into the left rough.
• He threw a right hook to his opponent's body.
• Plus, the straps and hooks can abrade the paint at the edges of trunk lids and rear hatches.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
• The Heat took a 78-64 lead when Adebayo knocked in a hook shot.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
• These hooks will keep your hats in one spot as well as out of the way.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
• Attach the Cover to the Clips Slip the hook over the end of the spring clip and snap the clip into place.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
• All the angler has to do is reel the line tight so that the hook sets itself.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• This’ll help keep the hooks planted and prevent the fish from pulling the rod out of your hands.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
• Marciano knocks Louis down with a left hook in the eighth round.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Keep in Mind The storage hook didn’t secure the brush very well.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
• The hook was set early on that this was not a race that could be won. ...
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
• Twist in the fish-eye hook from the top to secure the paint sticks together.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• The key is to make sure the hook point enters and exits shallow.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
• Others hang from the top of the cage with a hook, rope or carabiner.
  — Cody Stewart, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
• But her co-host wasn't about to let her off the hook so easily.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• The same can be said of the music: Global pop built on strong melodies and hooks, but with hand claps.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
• On the first day, his students make a curved and twisted hook, then a leafy key ring fob.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
• Keep in Mind The space in between each hook may not work well for storing most hats.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
• But that doesn’t let taxpayers off the hook for tax year 2023 (or any year).
  — Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• There are scenes of fishing hooks caught in seal’s eyelids.
  — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• The sequence has fun animation, but the hook is the all-time banger that plays in the background.
  — Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 1 May 2023
• Hang up the skates on a door or mantel using ribbon and hooks.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
• In the third round, Solano closed the deal with a nice left jab, right hook, left hook combination.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
• Still, a great hook, clear rules, and vision with a pulse can bring all the chills and thrills needed to keep you up at night.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• So why discard your favorite romper that snagged on a hook?
  — Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
• Available in a set of two, four or six, the modern wall planters come with nail hooks for hanging.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
• The large space on the bottom holds larger pieces of gear, such as hook disgorgers and spare reel spools.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• And so the gun that Mansell used to kill the judge becoming what quite literally gets him off the hook once again.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• Plus, the changing pad hooks to a stroller for the ultimate portability.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• Being a procrastinator is not a decent excuse, and Miss Manners is not going to let you off the hook by declaring a statute of limitations.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024

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hook

2 of 2 verb

• The dress hooks in the back.
• I hooked the door shut.
• He hooked a large fish.
• My sweater was hooked on a branch.
• He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
• He hooked his arm around my neck.
• The train cars were hooked together.
• The two parts hooked together.
• She hooked her fingers around the doorknob.
• The 32-year-old Jackson didn’t hook on with a team this year.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
• That first season, in 1968, was a good one to get hooked.
  — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• But a smile bloomed on her face after the first bite, and she was hooked.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 June 2023
• Then, simply hook the bag into the top of the seat back tray.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
• Just hook the cord through the loops, and tightly wind it around the backpack a few times.
  — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
• But a few years ago, my younger son saw a football game and was hooked.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• The way Scully described it and the entire game, I was hooked.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• Rahm hooked his tee shot into the trees on the final hole and didn’t reach the fairway.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• Erin left me an escape hatch to back out of the story, but I was soon hooked.
  — Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• But please hook us up with that bison dirty recipe soon.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 24 Nov. 2022
• Where the bait is hooked can make a difference in success.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the eggs and buttermilk.
  — Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
• Cizek had hooked the gator in its tail, and when the massive tail broke the surface, they were blown away by its size.
  — Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• Two of her teammates tried to steady her by hooking their arms through hers.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• Bend the spider legs slightly and hook them into the cheesecloth.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• Ohtani hooked the pitch into the right-center-field gap for a double.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• With me four years younger copying her every move, I was hooked.
  — Olivia Bria, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
• There are two ways to hook the BTR7 up to a smartphone, tablet or computer.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• The simple alarm hooks over the door handle of your hotel room or Airbnb, while the other end of the wire is placed between the crack of the door and the frame.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
• People can use it for months at a time without having to worry about getting hooked.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• TikTok has trained users to scroll away if they aren’t hooked within the first half-second, social media video editors said.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024