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The walls are covered with paintings, some crookedly hung, and there’s an enormous David Hockney book displayed on a stand.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

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

Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: On any given day, approximately 37.5% of the cars parked in the De Anza parking garage are parked crookedly.

From Textbooks Sep. 19, 2013

“Hey buddy—meet Helen Jean,” Harley said, and winked crookedly, as if he had been drinking for a while.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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