1
: a crisscross pattern : network
2
: the state of being at cross-purposes
also
: a confused state
Examples of crisscross in a Sentence
Verb
Several highways crisscross the state.
shoelaces that crisscross over the top of the shoe
Tourists crisscrossed the lake from morning until night.
Scientists have been crisscrossing the country to collect data.
Noun
She pointed toward the crisscross of trees that had fallen on the path.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The gelato scene took place in a random piazzetta where two bars offer shelter from sun and rain to one of the thousand streams of tourists crisscrossing the historical center.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Dec. 2025
Score the flesh on each cheek in a crisscross pattern, leaving the skin intact.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
The Float's beam crisscrosses in two separate places, and the single air pole design allows for a relatively lightweight, compact 12 x 9-in (30 x 22-cm) collapsible package (ground tent, no hammock) that inflates into form via a single valve.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
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Verb
For a decade, Woodend, 39, crisscrossed the state with live animals in tow, introducing communities to the wildlife right in their backyard.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The gelato scene took place in a random piazzetta where two bars offer shelter from sun and rain to one of the thousand streams of tourists crisscrossing the historical center.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Lottie Moss went for a crisscross style in Munich earlier this week.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Dec. 2025
Score the flesh on each cheek in a crisscross pattern, leaving the skin intact.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
Speech bubbles in English and French crisscross and get cut off.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
The Float's beam crisscrosses in two separate places, and the single air pole design allows for a relatively lightweight, compact 12 x 9-in (30 x 22-cm) collapsible package (ground tent, no hammock) that inflates into form via a single valve.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crisscross. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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crisscross
1 of 2 verb
criss·cross
ˈkris-ˌkrȯs 
1
: to mark with lines that cross each other
2
: to go or cross back and forth
crisscross
2 of 2 noun
: a pattern formed by crossed lines
crisscross
adjective or adverb
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