A famous example of hamete is in this diagram. Typical continuations for this joseki would be at a or b.
and
: she is taken in by this hamete.
White happily captures the corner, blissfully unaware that Black is intending to sacrifice the corner.
The sequence up to results in a huge success for Black. White has 18 points in the corner, but Black has such a thick wall outside that its value is much bigger than White's corner. Besides, Black a is sente. (The Iron Wall page shows a continuation of this example.)
White can play at to break this hamete. Black must defend at
and
attacks
. The result is favourable for White. The three white stones around
form a big bulge.
Alternatively, White can choose to play at and
in this diagram. The effect is similar.