crookedly

Example Sentences

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The walls are covered with paintings, some crookedly hung, and there’s an enormous David Hockney book displayed on a stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I overreacted to small mishaps, such as loading our boat onto the trailer crookedly and accidentally breaking my lizard-catching pole.

From Nature • May 21, 2020

A photo of the pope is tacked crookedly to one side.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2017

For every 22 cars, how many would you expect to be parked crookedly, on average?

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Beside him, Branch scampered, his broken stub of a tail wagging crookedly.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry