The phrase "as hook" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to refer to a "hook" in a metaphorical sense, but it lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The author used a compelling story as hook to engage the readers from the start."
Alternatives: "as a lure" or "as an attention-grabber."
Unfortunately the '40s were also, as Hook explained, a time for war — therefore no time to retreat into private rumination.
"Barrie wanted the actress playing Mrs Darling to double up as Hook because Hook is Peter's nemesis and his arch enemy is really the mother figure".
The air echoed with the wails of sirens, as hook and ladders put out fires set by addicts in dozens of abandoned buildings.
The Namibian fly-half Theuns Kotze kicked almost as many drop-goals inside five minutes as Hook has landed in 54 Tests for Wales.
At times Schultz can be a little blunt and didactic — you wish he didn't club his target so much as hook it.
JFK (1991) Composed at the same time as Hook (another Spielberg collaboration), Williams composed six musical sequences for JFK with director Oliver Stone cutting the film to fit his score.
Yet smartphone users everywhere still seem as hooked as ever on actually fingering their touchscreens.
Apparently, Hook tricked Peter into becoming Hook because only Peter-as-Hook could uncover his treasure chest — the contents of which reveal the disappointing news that Hook became a pirate not for sheer love of villainy but because of a traumatic childhood.
The benefits of persistence became apparent last summer, when Aitchison scored a huge transatlantic hit with Boom Clap, a confection of wafty electronics and booming drums every bit as hook-laden as I Love It.
Then they used coat hangers as hooks.
Quirky finishing touches such as hooks made from old shoe lasts - mostly 20th century.
