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
“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
“Morning, Delsie girl. How about some crooks and nannies?”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
