How to Use on the hook for in a Sentence

on the hook for

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Definition of on the hook fornext
  • Why should the innocent owner be on the hook for the cost?
    — Daryl James, National Review, 28 May 2024
  • Another team would pick him up and leave the Sox on the hook for his salary.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Drivers will be on the hook for costs that exceed $250.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The city’s general fund will be on the hook for 10 percent of charges.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
  • Given those numbers, the city would be on the hook for $14 million.
    — Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
  • If there are problems, the firm is on the hook for overages or other costs.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Being on the hook for $22 million to a 33-year-old Caldwell-Pope could come back to bite.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
  • The funding is a fraction of the money the companies could have been on the hook for under the bill.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The New York Yankees are on the hook for the remainder of the $19 million owed Hicks this season and next.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Regardless, the social media users were still on the hook for the money.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Insurers are often on the hook for much of those costs, leading them to raise their rates.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, New York Times, 3 July 2023
  • The Vikings are on the hook for Reagor’s contract and forked over compensation to acquire him.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Even if the theft is covered by insurance, car owners are still on the hook for the deductible.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, the move prompted a number of unauthorized charges that Deaver may now be on the hook for.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
  • The artist is still on the hook for a separate drug trafficking case stemming from 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The treasurer’s office is on the hook for those debts, whether the state took possession of the money last year or decades ago.
    — Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In San Jose, this left the city on the hook for more money than anticipated.
    — Calmatters, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
  • Anyone can add expenses, see who’s on the hook for what, and settle up, as no one person is in charge of the group.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • City lawyers say Anchorage is on the hook for the millions in construction work.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Customers are on the hook for repaying the loans, and the payback period could stretch for as long as 30 years.
    — Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The Padres remain on the hook for the vast majority of Hosmer’s contract.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • That means taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars in wages for millions of man-hours not worked.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But those drivers are still on the hook for MCCA deficit recoupment fees.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2023
  • Even while prison terms are being handed down, Ohioans remain on the hook for propping up two 1950s-era coal plants.
    — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • The state and county have committed up to $850 million in public money, and the team is on the hook for the balance and all cost overruns.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Bronfman or any suitor able to top Skydance, would be on the hook for that fee if successful.
    — Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Now that homebuyers are on the hook for paying agent commissions, some ask: Is this worth it?
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • But that still leaves taxpayers on the hook for almost $100 million in those tax credits.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • The Guardians are on the hook for what remains of Reyes’ $4.55 million contract unless another team claims him.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Now take it from the retirement funds of the cops who thought this was a good idea. missing information: who is on the hook for these payments?
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023

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