: a cruel or ugly old woman
… chocolate-colored rock formations that look like giant toadstools, fat old crones, and creatures from a bad dream.—
Elaine Jarvik
Elaine JarvikExamples of crone in a Sentence
The old crone lived alone.
a run-down house that was inhabited by a cantankerous crone who kept to herself
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From the dramatic adolescent to the unpredictable PMS-ing woman to the irritable menopausal crone, unattractive stereotypes of women ruled by their hormones abound.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday.
—Greg Cote
february 3, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Crystal and his crones’ costumes, which include peroxide-blond wigs, are modeled after the British TV personality Jimmy Savile—one of the eeriest, most visually troubling ideas Garland has cooked up.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
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Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday.
—Greg Cote
february 3, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Crystal and his crones’ costumes, which include peroxide-blond wigs, are modeled after the British TV personality Jimmy Savile—one of the eeriest, most visually troubling ideas Garland has cooked up.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crone
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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crone. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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