crook
noun
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
Example Sentences
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It says this means the number of "crooks" in the community has grown by 1,000 in just three months.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It’s bad enough that Lisa has to deal with Dan’s insecurity — now she’s got to tangle with some dopey crooks?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Vigilante uses Japanese musical instrument to deter crooks.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
This “lost novella,” a transitional work between Leonard’s early Western stories and his later novels of cops and crooks, began as an outline for a proposed movie script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
In field reports, the agents noted excitedly that their “undercover man” had begun to work among “the crooks in the oil fields and get the evidence he has promised us.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
