1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
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Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
There have been some excellent ones recently — just check out last year’s Rebel Ridge, a cerebral action thriller directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Aaron Pierre as a thoughtful but formidable Marine fighting a crooked sheriff.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Miami is the most crooked place in America, according to fraud report data from the Federal Trade Commission.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
There have been some excellent ones recently — just check out last year’s Rebel Ridge, a cerebral action thriller directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Aaron Pierre as a thoughtful but formidable Marine fighting a crooked sheriff.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Miami is the most crooked place in America, according to fraud report data from the Federal Trade Commission.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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