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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
Verb
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
  • For years across social media, fans have been convinced that the cast of Mamma Mia! were drunk on set due to ouzo, a Greek aperitif.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • The crash occurred about 2½ years after Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III drove drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a Las Vegas street and caused a fiery collision that killed a woman and her dog on Nov. 2, 2021.
    Cristian Santana, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • The crash happened at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after authorities received a report of a possible drunken driver at a gas station on Lakeville Highway, according to the Santa Rosa and Petaluma police departments.
    Gary Klien, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
  • Officers responding to reports of a possible drunken driver at a Petaluma gas station found the black Kia Sol about three minutes before the crash on a nearby road and tried to pull it over, police said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sharon's fried chicken comes as a 2- or 4-piece meal with biscuits and either one or two sides.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
  • Dressed cucumbers are also a great make-and-take side for picnics to add to a cold plate, serve alongside fried chicken, or even put on a sandwich.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • The teams and drivers will face tough decisions about whether to use intermediate or wet tires for the start of the race.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • The threat is growing as atmospheric rivers —intense plumes of moisture — coming in off the Pacific Ocean get stronger and wetter.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Authorities have found no evidence to suggest the incident was connected to terrorism or motivated by criminal intentions beyond the driver’s impaired state, a law enforcement official said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
  • Reid remained at the scene and was charged with vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and driving while ability impaired.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Each episode is just 25 minutes long, with no wasted motion, and creator Félix Sabroso is already at work on a second season.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • The result should be more helpful alerts, and fewer wasted taps.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some ways to avoid bear encounters include: Slowing down in shrubby areas and when approaching blind corners.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 July 2025
  • Optimism, in this context, is about having clarity and not blind faith, but a clear view of what’s working, what’s changing, and where the opportunity lies.
    Frank Sorrentino, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Three little raggedy boys sit in a row pressed against each other on a mound of rubble in front of a worn plastered brick wall in 1915 in Esztergom, Hungary, Kertész’s homeland.
    Donna Seaman June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • 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

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“Crocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crocked. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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