hoicks

present tense third-person singular of hoick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoicks
Verb
  • Thing rebels against his master and yanks out his clockwork heart.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Excellence is like a magnet that pulls great leaders to their futures.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Hoicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoicks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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