Example Sentences
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“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
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said the waste dumping was "orchestrated by a group of shameless crooks".
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Vigilante uses Japanese musical instrument to deter crooks.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
The innocent-faced O’Connor excels at crooks and suckers and fittingly, his Jud describes himself as “young, dumb and full of Christ.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Our room looked over roofs down to where this funny quay crooks into the sea.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
