1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
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
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The willow out front, where the children used to play, was thick and crooked with age.
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Only in a few of the paintings is the mark clearly discernible as the crooked branch of a tree.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
As Van Young observes, the crooked governor here is a symptom, not a symbol.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Monday night, however, the team that cried wolf left the Nuggets with a bloody lip and crooked nose.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Only in a few of the paintings is the mark clearly discernible as the crooked branch of a tree.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
As Van Young observes, the crooked governor here is a symptom, not a symbol.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Monday night, however, the team that cried wolf left the Nuggets with a bloody lip and crooked nose.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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