1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
Recent Examples on the Web
As a result, the advocates say, thousands of people have been left stranded in Mexico for months, dodging cartel gangsters, crooked cops and other criminals.
—
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
His unassailable character brings him into conflict with dirty cops and crooked politicians, alike.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
Sometimes, on garbage days, Sylvester and his friends rummaged through trash in search of parts to assemble a bicycle one crooked frame and one flat wheel at a time.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 4 May 2024
But, when Hicks made that crack about Cohen, his mouth broke out into a crooked little paternal smile.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Raw footage shared by KENS showed a view of the RV with an open and crooked license plate, a single shoe lying in the middle of a road, and workers from the City Of San Antonio Animal Care Services taking one of the dogs away from the area.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Ali spends his first night straightening the crooked art on the walls.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Others see only half the face as crooked or malformed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Look for anything loose, crooked, damaged, or scratched.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
His unassailable character brings him into conflict with dirty cops and crooked politicians, alike.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
Sometimes, on garbage days, Sylvester and his friends rummaged through trash in search of parts to assemble a bicycle one crooked frame and one flat wheel at a time.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 4 May 2024
But, when Hicks made that crack about Cohen, his mouth broke out into a crooked little paternal smile.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Raw footage shared by KENS showed a view of the RV with an open and crooked license plate, a single shoe lying in the middle of a road, and workers from the City Of San Antonio Animal Care Services taking one of the dogs away from the area.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Ali spends his first night straightening the crooked art on the walls.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Others see only half the face as crooked or malformed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Look for anything loose, crooked, damaged, or scratched.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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