crooked

adjective crook·ed \ ˈkru̇-kəd \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: crooked in a Sentence

Definition of crooked

1 : not straight

a crooked road

Your tie is crooked.

2 : dishonest

a crooked election

crooked politicians

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crookedly

adverb

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crookedness

noun

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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 of crooked from the Web

Plus, if your walls are a little crooked, a busy pattern, such as this Tropical Jungle design, will help offset the discrepancy.

— stephanie granada, Sunset, "10 Ways to Design a Better Bathroom with Wallpaper," 22 Jan. 2018
These projects had the added benefit of foiling the machinations of a crooked California banker named William Sharon, the Snidely Whiplash of Mr. Crouch’s tale.

— patrick cooke, WSJ, "‘The Bonanza King’ Review: The Man Who Hit the Mother Lode," 5 July 2018
To those who vote on these things, Darfur didn’t matter enough, Chechnya didn’t matter enough, Dilma Rouseff’s crooked ways and the wall and Colin Kaepernick didn’t matter enough either.

— martin rogers, USA TODAY, "Give Trump credit for USA getting the World Cup," 13 June 2018
Apparently a crooked deputy lied to FP to goad the Serpents into destructive behavior, clearly orchestrated by Hiram (Mark Consuelos).

— refinery29.com, "Riverdale Season 2, Episode 22 Recap: "Brave New World"," 17 May 2018
Impeachment may have already become defunct as an effective instrument for dealing with a crooked or out-of-control president.

— elizabeth drew, The New Republic, "The End of Impeachment," 10 Apr. 2018
Its absurd statistics would make the most crooked accountant blush from shame.

— WSJ, "Refugee Status Is Keeping Palestinians in Exile," 10 July 2018
That sounds like a great plan, but of course Jimmy has started down a crooked path that will eventually lead to Breaking Bad favorite Saul Goodman.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Trailer for Season 4 of 'Better Call Saul' Finds Jimmy Morphing Into Saul: Watch," 3 July 2018
From here, crooked roads fan out to the coast through grassy and rocky hills that reminded me of Scotland—that Celtic vibe again.

— matt hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Ultimate Brittany Road Trip," 20 June 2018

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