Hooks

American  

[hooks] / hʊks /

noun

1. Benjamin Lawson, 1925–2010, U.S. lawyer, clergyman, and civil rights advocate: executive director of the NAACP 1977–93.

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Example Sentences

We spent five years turning every conversation into a podcast, and now we’re slicing all media into 30-second hooks optimized for spectacle and attention.

From The Wall Street Journal

That same day, Escobar left the Tyson plant for the last time after 18 years, she said, cheered by teary colleagues who banged meat hooks on metal tables in appreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a time when artists get big through TikTok and catchy hooks built to go viral, Geese represents, in part, a return to an old-school rise.

From The Wall Street Journal

He sees Mr. Kellerman in the corner and hooks a thumb at him.

From Literature

In chatty yet carefully measured tunes with nearly as many hooks as words, McRae illuminates the accumulated humiliations and misunderstandings against which every couple flails.

From Los Angeles Times