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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Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Avery sinks a couple of shots, grinning a crooked smile.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
—Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Avery sinks a couple of shots, grinning a crooked smile.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
—Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crooked
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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