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I overreacted to small mishaps, such as loading our boat onto the trailer crookedly and accidentally breaking my lizard-catching pole.

From Nature ● May 21, 2020

A photo of the pope is tacked crookedly to one side.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2017

"The White Album" — arrives in a glossy gatefold sleeve, the band's name crookedly embossed and possessing a unique numerical identifier, just like the first issue in 1968.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2014

For every 22 cars, how many would you expect to be parked crookedly, on average?

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

The plaster was coming off the walls and the blinds hung crookedly in front of dark windows.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke


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