hook on
Example Sentences
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The fish was so heavy that it bent the hook on the weighing scales.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
The clutch stack arrangement of the triaryltriazine molecules enabled adjacent molecules to hook on to each other as the phenylene rings rotated, much like interlocking gears.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024
Another guest, Livingston, made a strong impression with his work singing the earworm hook on the new song “Sorry.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Nascent Venezuelan singer Briella has come forward to suggest that Shakira’s hook on the new song — her wolf-like wooooo — closely resembles that from her own song “Solo Tú,” released in June.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Papá takes the oud down from its hook on the wall and says, “Let’s not hang it up there anymore. Keep it here, on the chair, so you can sing when you want.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
