hook and ladder
Example Sentences
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The hook and ladder resulted in a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022
I was trying to get some sleep, and that’s when they did the hook and ladder and the statue.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2018
He couldn’t find the play card for the hook and ladder, one of a handful of strategies at the end of a playoff game against New Orleans last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2018
“I want a drum and a hook and ladder with an extentionisting ladder on it,” read the letter.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015
There was a crowd in the side street and more engines and hook and ladder trucks were dashing up to help put out the fire.
From The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City by Hope, Laura Lee
