crook
Example Sentences
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It was late, and the store was out of disposable bags, so I tucked some of the loot into my dance bag and cradled the rest in the crook of my arm.
From Salon
In late August, a TikTok featuring an eccentric, over-the-top British man with a black bob and crooked teeth went viral.
From Salon
It being crooked was kind of making me itch.
From Literature
It can’t be counted in the number of crooks brought to justice.
The 20th-century culture business produced “profound” popular art even though its contracts were exploitative beyond the dreams of neoliberalism and its middlemen were often crooks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
