crabbed

Example Sentences

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This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022

At its core is one of the most crabbed conceptions of liberty ever penned by a Supreme Court justice.

From Slate • May 18, 2022

Ezeka’s crabbed handwriting had listed all he had sent on the front of the sheet.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie