Sentence examples for small hook from inspiring English sources

They proved willing the next day when shiners, each holding a small hook, rained down from above.

A small hook attached to the end of the lowering wire supports the sampler as it is lowered and also holds the jaws open.

One end of the hanger has a boring tip that can be pushed through the wall by hand until only a small hook protrudes.

The lobbying became so fierce that a Bank of England official noted that the trade group "is close to desperate for even a small hook to imply that there will be a dialogue with central banks".

By Antona Neiger and Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, October 30, 1954 P. 28 A man, wearing a black homburg, boarded a West Side I.R.T. express at 110th St. Standing in front of a row of seated passengers, he took from his pocket a small hook attached to a suction cup, fastened this to the car window in front of him, and hung his hat on it, about six inches over the head of a seated lady.

The cracks initiated from small hook crack-type defects on the external surface of the tube, in the highly deformed and hardened central area of the ERW weld.

Did you try the ribollita and the crostini misti?" A small, hook-nosed man was running our way.

Others see warrants as small hooks to catch big fish.Criminal-justice authorities understandably want their reach to be global.

In the 17th century, small hooks were placed on the harp neck near each string; when turned, a hook shortened the string by a semitone.

In some characins, the median and pelvic fins of the males may possess small hooks or contact organs, which aid in maintaining contact with the female during spawning.

The male then presses her down until the sperm packet is forced into her genital chamber, where it becomes attached by means of small hooks.