crook
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And though the high gloss may be an act given Gaston’s actual vocation, Marshall plays the part as if the crook himself believes the masquerade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
The trio embraced before Scheffler retrieved his hat and left the green with a bemused Bennett nestled in the crook of his left arm.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
I took his hand in mine and rubbed my finger over his constellation birthmark, a smattering of freckles in the crook of his thumb, our silent message only he and I know.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
But he is said to be much-loved by his ruthless grandfather and is buddies with the crooks running GAESA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said the waste dumping was "orchestrated by a group of shameless crooks".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Vigilante uses Japanese musical instrument to deter crooks.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
The innocent-faced O’Connor excels at crooks and suckers and fittingly, his Jud describes himself as “young, dumb and full of Christ.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has--I'm not kidding.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
In 2019, the IRS told Murrin she owed unpaid tax, penalties and interest for income-tax returns the crooked accountant filed from 1993 to 1999.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Fisk’s flamboyance and Gould’s bribes made the Erie’s watered stock seem obviously crooked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"They're crooked," he continued, "just like you're crooked."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Or, a trauma to the area—like my cyst removal or other injuries—could make your crack crooked.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
Our hiking boots land on the crooked planks with hollow thumps.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Short as trees go, it has a hunkered-down look, its branches starting low to the ground and crooking and knotting as they rise.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
Bransfield summoned him out of classes, sometimes by knocking on the classroom door and beckoning him by crooking his finger, he told The Post.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2019
He was having an almost violently good time, it appeared, kissing women on the cheek, crooking his arm around his friends’ necks.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
So police officers, crooking a single finger, have ordered scores of drivers to the curb for breaking the law and issued them a fine for $130.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2012
“Between you and me, I don’t think your gram would have liked that service too much,” he says, one of his woolly eyebrows crooking.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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