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Explore Hooky through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like truancy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hooky in a sentence

Hooky meaning

Absence from school or work; truancy.

Synonyms of Hooky

truancy nonattendance

Related words

Other words often associated with Hooky or its synonyms:

attendance

Using Hooky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Absence from school or work; truancy.
  • Useful related words include: truancy, nonattendance.
  • In the example corpus, hooky often appears in combinations such as: play hooky.

Context around Hooky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

play 2× passionately 1× playing 1× played 1× peppy 1× attend 1×

Often after:

lyrics 1× pop 1× today 1× occasionally 1× parties 1× played 1×

Sentence patterns with Hooky

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alongside passionately hooky lyrics and 1× are peppy hooky and fun 1× dip into hooky pop and 1× for playing hooky 1× kid played hooky today 1× t play hooky 1× to attend hooky parties while 1× to play hooky occasionally and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a high school 1× all those positive 1× he began to 1× i never remember 1× in new york 1× maybe just isn 1×

Common sentence endings:

and pensive rock 1× for playing hooky 1× in their lyrics 1× lyrics and melodies 1× played hooky today 1× t hear himself 1×

Words around Hooky

Just before it in the word index:

hookworms 10 hookworm 3 hookups 41 hookup 99 hooksett 2 hooks 326

Just after it in the word index:

hool 2 hoole 9 hooley 12 hoolie 6 hooligan 33 hooliganism 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Hooky

  • In this selection, "hooky" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, play, passionately, playing, lyrics, pop and today stand out and add context to how "hooky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alongside passionately hooky lyrics and and are peppy hooky and fun. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hooky" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hooky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You can’t play hooky. (5 words)

A high school kid played hooky today…. (7 words)

When Hooky played low, he couldn't hear himself. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

All those positive attributes can be felt within the title track, which opens the LP in epic fashion thanks to its typically crushing riffs and percussion alongside passionately hooky lyrics and melodies. (32 words)

Maybe just isn’t sending the right signals, but The New Pornographers will have to offer more than a vision if it wants to double dip into hooky pop and pensive rock. (32 words)

He began to play hooky occasionally and became somewhat indifferent to his schoolwork, even though he began to study the history of Mississippi on his own time in the seventh grade. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

All those positive attributes can be felt within the title track, which opens the LP in epic fashion thanks to its typically crushing riffs and percussion alongside passionately hooky lyrics and melodies.

I never remember the police coming around the house except for maybe once when my brothers were brought home for playing hooky.

Maybe just isn’t sending the right signals, but The New Pornographers will have to offer more than a vision if it wants to double dip into hooky pop and pensive rock.

You can’t play hooky.

A high school kid played hooky today….

Songs like “Great No One” and “You Wouldn’t Like Me” are peppy, hooky and fun, but also straightforwardly dark in their lyrics.

He began to play hooky occasionally and became somewhat indifferent to his schoolwork, even though he began to study the history of Mississippi on his own time in the seventh grade.

In New York, rumors began that teens had been taking days off from school to attend "hooky parties" while their parents were at work.

When Hooky played low, he couldn't hear himself.

Common combinations with hooky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hooky" in a sentence?
An example: "All those positive attributes can be felt within the title track, which opens the LP in epic fashion thanks to its typically crushing riffs and percussion alongside passionately hooky lyrics and melodies." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "hooky" from authentic English texts.
What does "hooky" mean?
Hooky means: Absence from school or work; truancy.
What are synonyms of "hooky"?
Common synonyms of "hooky" include: truancy, nonattendance.
How many example sentences with "hooky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "hooky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.