crooked

Example Sentences

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It was a look that made clear, for a moment, the force his grandfather had once been; and still was, under the old paper skin and the crooked hands.

From Literature

Goodness, the crooked stairway is a musical scale of a most unfortunate melody.

From Literature

Still, I like Celia, with her crooked baseball hat and the smile that pops up like a surprise on her face.

From Literature

Hers was always a little crooked, like no matter what was going on, she was amused.

From Literature

In a 1981 address at Smith College, he called the news media “a crooked mirror” through which “white America views itself,” the New York Times reported.

From The Wall Street Journal