hook
Example Sentences
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This doesn’t take employers off the hook; the vast majority contribute matching funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
If people get hosed by, say, a bear market in stocks, taxpayers will end up on the hook supporting them anyway.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The EU has been at odds with social media platforms over the last years, and von der Leyen made clear that age restrictions would not mean that tech companies were being "let off the hook".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Then I said, “I’m going to call Stewart. And we’re going to hook this up.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
My shawl was hanging in its bag on the hook.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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