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crocked

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verb

past tense of crock, dialect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crocked
Adjective
An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct. John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021 Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019 Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has given a positive update on crocked defender Dani Carvajal, refusing to rule the Real Madrid right-back out of his World Cup plans. SI.com, 29 May 2018 However, the crocked 28-year-old’s contract is set to run out at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, with the Germany international not opposed to plying his trade elsewhere. SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017 Walker has five assists already this season, impressing massively in a right wing back role for Guardiola, whilst Delph has added another string to his bow whilst playing at left back as deputy for the crocked Benjamin Mendy. SI.com, 2 Nov. 2017 Fast forward six years and this precocious gem that the English media had so emphatically hyped up now finds himself crocked, stagnated and plying his trade sporadically in youth and cup fixtures. SI.com, 21 Oct. 2017 By the end of some drinking-club evenings most of the participants were so crocked that Rudy might as well have been pouring grape Gatorade. Patrick Cooke, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017 James is set to take Danny Drinkwater's place who is unlikely to be fit due to a thigh strain, while King will replace the crocked summer signing Vicente Iborra. SI.com, 10 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crocked
Adjective
  • Stephen O’Connell, a 38-year-old Boston police officer, is accused of driving drunk when his vehicle slammed into an unmarked Boston police cruiser just after 12 a.m. April 1 on a road in Weymouth, Massachusetts State Police said in an April 2 news release shared with McClatchy News.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The truck driver, believed to have been drunk, was arrested by Chief Wilson himself.
    Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Minnesota leaders criticize arrests, demand answers MINNEAPOLIS -- A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials said Monday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Or, how to follow the Christmas holiday with a festival of pranks, trick-or-treating, and drunken revelry.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Choose from their biscuit sandwiches, like the East Nasty that tops a biscuit with fried chicken, cheese, and sausage gravy.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
  • No probe thermometer was there to measure the fried eggs, sliced ham and cheese in the processing area.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But Morris got wet and was suffering from hypothermia by the time rescuers arrived.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Some greens are known for being dry while others have a rep for being wet, and a new type of golf ball coating could make for better golfing on both.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Standardized tests sanctioned by the American Psychological Association can be invaluable aids to revealing whether decision-making parts of the brain are impaired.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • For instance, in the life insurance industry, a product should not only ensure healthy individuals but all those who are impaired and in dire need of insurance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Yen was already starring in the Lionsgate feature, reprising his role of the formidable blind assassin known as Caine.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Elon Musk has announced that a new brain chip that aims to restore sight to blind people will be used for the first time this year.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Their plastered smiles and scripted pleasantries represented a great loss of emotional freedom and a new level of managerial control.
    TIME, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And the room, van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles, with its rough-hewn bed frame and the restful violet color of the plastered walls.
    David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022

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“Crocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crocked. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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