Sentence examples for obvious hook from inspiring English sources

The poet extends to the reader no obvious "hook" — that is, beyond the hook of variegated excellence.

Unlike those films, sisterhood is not the obvious hook of "For a Good Time," which will have to break through its libidinous setting and its small scale to appeal broadly to audiences.

He started taking what he called field photographs, shots in which he tried to look beyond an obvious hook, a single locus of action — Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment" — and instead shoot from much further back to encompass more complex scenes.

Though it was reviewed almost as strongly as studio contenders including "Argo" and "Lincoln," Moviereviewintelligence.com reported, "Silver Linings Playbook" lacks the kind of obvious hook that created media attention, and awards buzz, for "The Artist," which was nearly silent, or "The King's Speech," about a stuttering British king.

The Palme that went to Mr. Apichatpong, a major filmmaker then largely unknown outside cinephile circles, was one of the most surprising jury decisions in years: a quiet, meditative film without an obvious hook, "Uncle Boonmee" would otherwise have gone unmentioned in many festival reports.

"If publishers focus too much on the obvious hooks or names, then the new or unsuspecting will disappear," he said.

Dance clubs and D.J. culture have long offered alternatives to pop's obvious hooks and instant gratification, an anti-jukebox approach to music: a chance to layer and linger over musical ideas, to forge unexpected connections, to surprise the mind while the body keeps dancing.

Mr Piano's design offers something more sustaining than an obvious visual hook: it opens up a rarefied world to the wider community, encouraging engagement, conversation, cross-fertilisation.

"On the face of it, the proposals look rather friendly and an obvious recruitment hook.

In ancient times, of course, the obvious thing to hook onto was your city-state — you could be an Athens person, say, or a Thebes person.

The songs, for the most part, are weak, and aside from their obvious teeny-bopper hooks, serve as mere background for flamboyant set designs, wardrobe and eight dancers.