How to Use hooked in a Sentence

hooked

adjective
  • Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's hooked.
  • They’re hooked and craving more.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The next year, was the one-point loss to Katy off a hooked field goal.
    — Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The film is a complete edge-of-the-seat thriller that will keep you hooked.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Apr. 2022
  • At the end of the finger is a hooked nail that snags the grub and drags it out.
    — Wired, 21 Oct. 2019
  • But investors should be wary of getting too hooked on this yarn.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Are you hooked on the adrenaline rush?
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The first episode is gonna get people hooked — there's a lot that happens.
    — Ellen Collis, Seventeen, 14 Nov. 2011
  • Don’t cast from a brushy or tree-lined spot and try to lead a hooked fish through the cover.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 May 2021
  • Newsome may have grown up a Cavs fan, but that’s what’s kept him hooked.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The apps all shift and change constantly to suit our own taste, which keeps us hooked.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • But Butler keeps you hooked and keeps you hoping.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That way, when the tuna show up the hooked baits blend in with the free-swimming chum.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The problem is these devices seem to be designed to keep us hooked.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
  • All of which is just long enough to keep people hooked without boring them.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The shot that defined his victory was a hooked sand wedge from deep in the woods.
    — Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • In the first video, Scott walks toward a group of young men pulling a hooked shark to shore.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 4 June 2023
  • If a fish is deeply hooked, cut the line instead of trying to remove the hook.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The actor says he's become 'hooked' on boxing with the help of a coach.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
  • Woods gets a huge break when his hooked approach hits a tree and bounces back toward the edge of the green.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2020
  • An explosion of brown and white feathers, a hooked beak, and fierce claws emerged.
    — Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
  • The hooked butt also prevents your grip from slipping off, even when your hands are sweaty.
    — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • All eight episodes drop at once, so prepare to get hooked and clear your schedule for a solid binge.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Two steel cables stay hooked at the top of the boat and to both sides of the Rio Grande.
    — John Burnett, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
  • For one thing, TikTok has figured out the best way to keep us hooked.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • McKinstry led off with a triple hooked into the right-field corner.
    — Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
  • Steuter became hooked on the craft of fixing and improving golf clubs.
    — Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • But the patient couldn’t stay hooked up to the lung machine forever.
    — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2019
  • So let the masses stay hooked on streaming while the hipsters spin their overpriced records.
    — Gilad Edelman, Wired, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Larger fish will sometimes run fast and far when first hooked, and your reel’s drag needs to be ultra-smooth.
    — John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020

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