How to Use hookup in a Sentence

hookup

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  • The cabin has electric and water hookups.
  • The interview will be broadcast through a satellite hookup.
  • Laundry hookups are in the space between the two-car garage and the kitchen.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • The first hookup of the season happened so fast the cameras couldn't catch it!
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The park charges $35 a night for a campsite and utility hookup.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2022
  • The Panthers mostly controlled that hookup in the first game between the teams, back on April 23.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
  • Just don’t turn on any jams during that hookup — not even Maroon 5.
    — Vulture, 31 May 2022
  • To avoid dragging a hose around the house, opt for a model that doesn't require a clean-water hookup.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The hookup will be a storyline featured in the Bravo hit's 10th season.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the nearly 200 sites offer electric, with a few full hookup spots available as well.
    — Robert Annis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • There is also a hookup for a solar array on the roof (though panels have not yet been added).
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Younger home buyers are almost twice as likely to look for an EV hookup.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In the campground on the northeast shore, work will continue this summer on a project to add full hookups to host sites.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • My one note: Best not to have a random, stressful hookup the night before a big work meeting.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 July 2023
  • At times, late-night texts and calls poured in from men hunting for explicit photos or a hookup.
    — WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Grand Canyon West offers RV parking for up to three nights for $22 per night; there are no hookups or dump stations.
    — Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • However, her most notable hookup was revealed on the show by her very own boyfriend.
    — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Anyone looking for a discreet hookup may want to steer clear of pop stars Sam Smith and Kim Petras, because the pair are ready to spill the tea.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2022
  • So Speaks did the unthinkable in an age of casual hangouts and hookups.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • For their final week at Erin’s home, Noah is determined to get Howie to lean into the hookup culture that the area invites.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 2 June 2022
  • In the West, hookup culture is normative among adolescents and young adults.
    — Louise Perry, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
  • However, fans were quick to point out that neither Elliot nor Jules told Rue about their hookup.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Because the house was built in the early '40s, there are fewer modern amenities—there's no cable hookup, for one.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Euphoria received four awards – best show, best performance in a show for star Zendaya, best fight and here for the hookup.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 June 2022
  • The campground also offers parking for RVs with and without hookups.
    — Seward Hospitality, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In 2019, Berkeley became the first US city to pass a code banning natural gas hookups in new buildings.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • Simkhai, a gay man and tech entrepreneur, helped launch the groundbreaking gay hookup and dating app in 2009.
    — Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The campground overlooks the lake, featuring 56 sites, 38 with electric and water hookups.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Following their first hookup, Leviss went to girls night with Madix and Sandoval sent a bottle of champagne to their table.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The law, which effectively initiates a ban on gas hookups in new construction, is the first statewide law of its kind.
    — Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024

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