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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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
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Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
My teeth were both crooked and overcrowded; in the 1960s metal braces were considered the solution.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 28 Mar. 2025
Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
My teeth were both crooked and overcrowded; in the 1960s metal braces were considered the solution.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 28 Mar. 2025
Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crooked
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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