crook
Example Sentences
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“This looks like the role of a lifetime for you,” says Jing-nan’s uncle, a cheerful crook who wants his nephew to inform him of any illicit activities at the plant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"I think until the end of her days, she was convinced that I must have been a crook," he laughed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
It was late, and the store was out of disposable bags, so I tucked some of the loot into my dance bag and cradled the rest in the crook of my arm.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
Hemlock is a small town located in the crook of the Michigan mitten, between the thumb and the fingers.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
I bury my face in the crook of my arm, the stink of me preferable to the stink of whatever’s down here.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing crook
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 3
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American Street
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