Sentence examples for take a hook from inspiring English sources

"Ask if he's ever learned to take a hook out of a pickerel's mouth," Low said with a laugh.

"How do you tell a guy, 'Don't take your kid fishing because you're a pitcher and you might take a hook and you could hook your finger by accident?' " BRAVES' JONES SIDELINED Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will miss the start of his farewell season.

The basketball instructor took a hook shot, and I watched the ball arc in the air and swish through the net without touching the rim.

16 Teams back to full strength until Jonathan Toews of Canada takes a hooking penalty.

9 Just after the teams return to full strength, Norway's Tommy Jacobsen takes a hooking penalty.

Los Angeles had pulled goalie Steve Passmore for an extra attacker after Detroit's Todd Gill took a hooking penalty with 1 41 left.

Taking a hook-shaped bend too fast and too wide, and stupidly hitting the brake in midmaneuver, made me realize that we had better stay the night at the next available town.

The most impressive display of defense came on the penalty kill, when Pittsburgh got 1 minute 27 seconds of a 5-on-3 advantage after Detroit forward Kirk Maltby took a hooking penalty and defenseman Andreas Lilja followed with one for interference.

With the Rangers behind, 1-0, early in the third period, Messier trailed the play and took a hooking penalty that led to a power-play goal by the Leafs.

Early in the second period the Crunch got another power play opportunity when Senators' captain Drew Bannister took a hooking penalty.

"If he had his preference, it would be to float around the high post, maybe take a jump hook or get fouled," another scout said.