crooked
Example Sentences
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In the Far East last week, love seemed crookeder than ever.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well, I set there all the mornin' tryin' to fix up that square, and the more I tried, the uglier and crookeder the thing looked.
From Aunt Jane of Kentucky by Strong, Beulah
Of course this only stirred the proud beauties on to renewed and crookeder efforts.
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
His father before him was crooked, and his grandfather was crookeder, and he's the crookedest o' the whole bunch.
From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
But, children, I fear some of the stories I told were crookeder than even my braids.
From Aunt Madge's Story by May, Sophie
Vocabulary lists containing crooked
Words from Shakespearean Insults
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
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