hook
Example Sentences
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Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Drivers of plug-in hybrid cars, which still use gasoline but are more fuel-efficient than gasoline cars, aren’t off the hook, either; those drivers would pay $35 every year, with the amount gradually rising to $50.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Roy loved to have things bouncing at you from all different directions. Each part was a hook, with things calling and answering each other.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I collected my handbag from a hook beside the stairs and started down.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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