How to Use hookah in a Sentence

hookah

noun
Definition of hookahnext
  • Nur paid for the lunch and the cost of the hookah at a hookah bar, Camille says.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Pack the hookah and blow smoke rings with this soundtrack.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 30 May 2018
  • Robinson smoked his first hookah on the floor of Allawi’s barracks.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself.
    — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 9 June 2017
  • Basam brought the man, Ahmed Saad, to a bench, where Major Mezher and others were smoking a hookah.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
  • The bar and hookah lounge will partner with Caribbean food trucks.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The police said that a fight broke out and that Cardi B and others with her threw bottles, chairs and hookah pipes in the clash.
    — Michael Gold, New York Times, 21 June 2019
  • There’s lots of booze, screaming crowds, noisy pumping music, and late-night snacks and hookah bars.
    — Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN, 25 May 2023
  • Police say Cardi and others threw bottles, chairs and hookah pipes in the clash.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Across the street from the hotel is a discount shopping center; the area is filled with narrow, dingy shops and hookah bars.
    — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The footage showed Thompson with two women, allegedly at a hookah bar in D.C.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Some Cairenes pay less for monthly rent than for a hookah at their neighbourhood café.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • On the starboard side lies a bar embellished with amethyst and agate, while the port side is home to a hookah room with fold-down down sea terraces.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On Wednesday, officials banned hookah from cafes in a bid to stem the contagion.
    — Ramin Mostaghim, Mostafa Salem and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
  • The beat is rather muted, mostly radio-friendly clap hits with bassy bits here and there that give off hookah bar vibes.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 19 July 2019
  • Items taken from the Tyronza home of Andy Tacker, 22, include guns, drugs, pipes and a hookah.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Carroll wasn’t known as a drug taker, but what’s with the caterpillar hitting on that hookah?
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • On Sunday, like most days, the restaurant was filled with soldiers chatting and smoking hookah.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • So if a band can persuade enough fans to shell out €40 for a CD that would normally cost about €10, plus a hookah, that would count the same as selling four CDs.
    — Sara Germano, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
  • The government of Saudi Arabia moved against hookah pipes.
    — New York Times, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Rami Abadi was hanging out with his friends at a local hookah bar.
    — Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
  • One of Dallas’ most prolific restaurant groups has opened a new Mediterranean lounge, hookah bar and karaoke spot, Saaya.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
  • Elmi took a hookah out of a bag and then managed to light the pipe despite an approaching thunderstorm.
    — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, 5 June 2019
  • One of Dantas’ artists, MC Kekel, hangs out at the studios a couple of times a week, smoking a hookah and playing video games with others on the roster.
    — Shasta Darlington, Billboard, 18 July 2019
  • Of the dozen hookah lounges there, Sands of Persia offers an experience that stands out from other, more no-frills hookah spots.
    — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Talat usually woke up before his sons to make tea and smoke a hookah before heading back to the basement, Sherif said.
    — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Police said a fight broke out in which chairs, bottles and hookah pipes were thrown, causing minor injuries to the bar employees.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 21 June 2019
  • On the southwest side of town, the restaurant and lounge is renowned for its Cajun cuisine, vibrant nightlife, and amenities such as bottle service and hookah.
    — Alexandria Jack, Chron, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Up to 500 kilograms of hookah tobacco was sent each day to buyers in Germany, France and the Netherlands, according to the statement.
    — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The large modern space in the new CityPlace Doral also has a spacious covered patio with lots of plants and low couches with hookah pipes.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 18 Jan. 2018

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