Hooks
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As she collected the prize, Dean dedicated the award to author Bell Hooks and "all the black feminists that inspire me to love better and love the people in my life".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Aliaina Hooks, another resident who has lived in the area for three years, said the streets have become much quieter in recent weeks.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
Or “Love Is a Dream,” a fantastic 1987 swoon into a bygone era and lost youth featuring Jan Hooks, Phil Hartman, a romantic Bing Crosby track and a tiara in a safety deposit box.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
“Brenda the Waitress”: Everybody in that sketch just killed it, especially Jan Hooks and Alec Baldwin.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
With Myers back as the primary witness and Bill Hooks ready to say that he saw Walter's truck at the crime scene, the district attorney believed that he could proceed against McMillian.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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