hooked on
idiom
1
: addicted to (a drug)
He got hooked on drugs at an early age.
2
: very interested and enthusiastic about (something)
He's hooked on skiing.
She got hooked on the show after watching one episode.
Examples of hooked on in a Sentence
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Born on May 8, 1926, in Isleworth, West London, he was hooked on the natural world from an early age.
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Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
With an all-star cast including Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster and Miriam Shor and witty writing throughout, you'll be hooked on every episode.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
If you’re hooked on poke like me, make plans to head to the islands soon for the fourth annual Kauai Poke Fest in June.
—Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Turns out, the same thing keeps you all hooked on Spotify that has me there, too: personalized playlists like Release Radar and the Daily Mixes, along with being able to see what your friends are listening to.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 10 Mar. 2024
Since then, Crisman has been hooked on seeing the biggest game of the year in person.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
The books are a worldwide sensation, but nobody’s reading them for the characters, when characters are almost always what gets audiences hooked on ongoing TV shows.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Similar to games, these apps require a steady stream of users to get hooked on samples of the programs and feel compelled to keep spending to see how the show ends.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
In the mid-eighteenth century, the British began a campaign to get the Chinese population hooked on opium produced in India, in the hope of correcting a trade imbalance.
—The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
With an all-star cast including Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster and Miriam Shor and witty writing throughout, you'll be hooked on every episode.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
If you’re hooked on poke like me, make plans to head to the islands soon for the fourth annual Kauai Poke Fest in June.
—Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Turns out, the same thing keeps you all hooked on Spotify that has me there, too: personalized playlists like Release Radar and the Daily Mixes, along with being able to see what your friends are listening to.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 10 Mar. 2024
Since then, Crisman has been hooked on seeing the biggest game of the year in person.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
The books are a worldwide sensation, but nobody’s reading them for the characters, when characters are almost always what gets audiences hooked on ongoing TV shows.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Similar to games, these apps require a steady stream of users to get hooked on samples of the programs and feel compelled to keep spending to see how the show ends.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
In the mid-eighteenth century, the British began a campaign to get the Chinese population hooked on opium produced in India, in the hope of correcting a trade imbalance.
—The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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