Definition of HOOKED

Examples of hooked in a Sentence

Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's hooked.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some people, once they're hooked on the Egg as a piece of cookware, then get hooked on the community of other enthusiasts. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Big Green Eggs: A cult or a cooking method?," 6 July 2018 For those players, like myself, who’ve become hooked on the battle royale genre, Playground represents a break in the game’s monotonous cycle. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "The future of Fortnite may look a lot like Playground mode," 11 July 2018 Winfrey became hooked on the eatery's message, goals and food after an introduction from friend and health expert Bob Greene. — Joelle Goldstein, The Hollywood Reporter, "Oprah Winfrey Invests in Healthy Restaurant Chain True Food Kitchen," 11 July 2018 Private-equity investors, known for their jet-setting ways of landing deals, have become hooked on the air transport business. — Robert Wall, WSJ, "Private Equity Makes Leasing Planes a Hot Commodity," 4 July 2018 Certain teens more likely to get hooked on opioids Opioids no better than common painkillers for treating chronic pain, study finds What plastic buckets? — Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, "Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass," 27 June 2018 The turtles look like miniature dinosaurs, with beady eyes on either side of their heads, ghastly hooked beaks and shells dotted with prehistoric-looking spikes. — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, "Missing a finger? This man just found one — inside a snapping turtle, Louisiana cops say," 13 June 2018 Peri Gilpin has cigarette machines to thank for getting her hooked. — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Old Globe's 'Native Gardens' puts a comic twist on a fight over fences," 24 May 2018 The new owners are Molly McKnight, who previously worked as a part-time instructor at Pure Barre, and her neighbor, Amanda French-Greenwood, who became hooked on the exercise method when McKnight encouraged her to try a class. — Julia Preszler, BostonGlobe.com, "Openings, closings, and more in the south suburbs," 25 May 2018

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