- crook
- 01. He's a real [crook] who steals from everyone he can.02. [Crooked] policemen in this town are arresting drug dealers and taking all the drugs to sell themselves.03. My grandfather doesn't vote because he thinks that all politicians are [crooks] who tell lies and help their friends get rich.04. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a [crooked] nose.05. Marly's teeth are a little [crooked]; I think we should talk to the dentist about doing something.06. She rarely smiles because she is shy about showing her [crooked] teeth.07. An Armenian proverb notes that the gravity of the earth is so strong that the old gray man walks [crooked].08. I wouldn't buy a used car from that guy; I hear he's a real [crook] and will charge way more than the car is worth.09. Don't leave the car parked [crooked]; you're taking up two parking spaces.10. The salesmen in that store are all [crooked] and they always try to rip people off.11. The mother carried her baby in the [crook] of her arm.12. We locked ourselves out of the car but were able to open the door using a [crooked] piece of wire.13. The old man was holding himself up with the help of a long [crooked] stick.14. Bertolt Brecht once suggested that if there are obstacles, the shortest line between two points may be a [crooked] line.15. Owen Young once claimed that in modern business it is not the [crook] who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.