hooked
Example Sentences
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"Just as we were heading home we spotted a group of birds, so we went to try and have a look around there and that's when we hooked into one," said Gardner.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“What you’re going to hear in this trial is how Meta hooked children on its platforms,” Megan O’Neill, a deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice, said during opening arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Eventually, the companies hit on the solution: Get the customers hooked.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
One of them apparently hooked the fish, but the shark spat out the bait, according to Kohanchi’s account of events in the video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
I couldn’t help but notice the bit was no longer in his mouth and he was not hooked up to the wagon anymore.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
