hook
Example Sentences
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Customers were on the hook for much of those overruns, and they were not good for investors either.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
How did you end voicing the hook on a dance song from DJ Steve Aoki?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
None of that is to say the Newsoms are off the hook in a federal investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
Nicholls, on 42, gloved an attempted hook down the leg side and Rew parried the ball high to his right.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
I stopped the sled and set the hook once more.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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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