1
: a crisscross pattern : network
2
: the state of being at cross-purposes
also
: a confused state
Examples of crisscross in a Sentence
Verb
Several highways crisscross the state.
shoelaces that crisscross over the top of the shoe
Tourists crisscrossed the lake from morning until night.
Scientists have been crisscrossing the country to collect data.
Noun
She pointed toward the crisscross of trees that had fallen on the path.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Intense fighting had broken out in the area, with artillery fire and combat drones crisscrossing the sky.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
The trendy animal print pattern combined with the crisscross buckle design offers a sophisticated, retro feel that’ll perk up any classic pair of jeans.
—Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Read: lots of takes on stripes, and subtle uses of maritime cues, such as a white sequined dress that subtly recalled the crisscross of fishing nets.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Glover has crisscrossed the globe for nearly a year, meeting with car enthusiasts and Jaguar loyalists.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Intense fighting had broken out in the area, with artillery fire and combat drones crisscrossing the sky.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Use a manual rake to make a crisscross pattern, pushing deeply into the ground to loosen the thatch.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
The trendy animal print pattern combined with the crisscross buckle design offers a sophisticated, retro feel that’ll perk up any classic pair of jeans.
—Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
This mobile bar crisscrosses the room’s checkerboard floor with the growling rumble of a subway train.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Read: lots of takes on stripes, and subtle uses of maritime cues, such as a white sequined dress that subtly recalled the crisscross of fishing nets.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crisscross. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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crisscross
1 of 2 verb
criss·cross
ˈkris-ˌkrȯs 
1
: to mark with lines that cross each other
2
: to go or cross back and forth
crisscross
2 of 2 noun
: a pattern formed by crossed lines
crisscross
adjective or adverb
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