crook
noun
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
Example Sentences
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In the final entry on her blog, posted barely half an hour before she was killed, Caruana Galizia wrote: "There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Cook said audience research had revealed the public liked him taking on the crooks and charlatans but they didn't actually want to see him getting hit.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“I mean, they need to be able to do that. But they just, you know, they need to pay more attention to the crooks than people trying to make an honest living.”
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
From their ranks, we’ve chosen the 101 L.A.-set movies that best represent this city and its inhabitants: actors, scamps, cops, crooks, singers, strivers, slackers and even cyborgs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
She crooks her finger, telling me to come outside.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
