crooked deal
Example Sentences
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One would almost feel better if the deal was crooked because a crooked deal would be the exception.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2017
According to Satterlee, Pierpont merely lent the money used in this crooked deal, taking only a normal commission for himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some deal was on foot, a crooked deal, no doubt, between Shanklin and somebody for something in which Peterson and Number One–– Hold on!
From Claim Number One by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
Anyway, he had rivals, and he made a crooked deal with some of the railroad people— gave them stock you know—and got rebates.
From Samuel the Seeker by Sinclair, Upton
After I’d gathered them in and the Federal Court had helped me hand ’em what was over-due, I started on a long, long trail after the big guy that had planned the crooked deal.
From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel
