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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mere hook" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is only a small or insignificant part of a larger idea or concept, often implying that it lacks depth or substance.
Example: "The advertisement was nothing more than a mere hook to attract attention, lacking any real information about the product."
Alternatives: "just a bait" or "only a gimmick".
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As a gift to you, from miss Charli XCX, allow us to introduce some of the sticky goodness of natural talent, when it is not confined to a mere hook.
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The study participants read the passages, then responded to a series of questions asking which of the two men in each pair they'd prefer as their partner in a series of relationships, from a mere sexual "hook-up" to marriage.
Create a simple hook.
He also planned a marketing and sales campaign that hooked a mere hundredth of 1% of the U.S. population.
Then I was reminded that "Red Hook Summer," shockingly, took in a mere $338,803 at the box office.
In his critique, he continued "For being an album from one of the world's biggest pop stars, its amazing how hook-free and dated if feels a mere two weeks after its release".
This lasted a mere couple of days before the hotel room phone started ringing off the hook.
Telecom Italia is promising to hook up homes and businesses with fast fiber lines in a mere 14 Italian cities by next year.
A mere chardonnay, perhaps.
A mere $1 billion.
Not a "mere" tweaker.
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