hook
Example Sentences
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Seemingly, all the children of the Valley are being shuttled by their parents toward Stanford, where they will matriculate by hook or by crook.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
She argues the faster we hook up a bigger supply of clean energy to the grid, the better.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
If the road is condemned, taxpayers could be on the hook for a new one, plus utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Still, as long as it’s not ringing off the hook, Luna is enjoying picking up the phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
I wasn’t about to go over there and get it because then he would win: I’d have to see him in person and he’d hook me back in.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing hook
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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Extended Writing Project, Unit 1
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