How to Use crook in a Sentence

crook

noun
  • The squirrel sat in the crook of the tree.
  • He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
  • Or the fact that all cops may not be crooks.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • But hopes that the punch was a wake-up call to the crooks.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Oliver was in the crook of my right arm.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But then these crooks take things one step further.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But then these crooks take things one step further.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Your report just might help the cops catch the crooks.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The line must rest in the crook of your finger against the rod.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • Here are steps to fight back against crooks who are after your cash.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Her arm bones seemed to heat up and burn in the crook of her elbows.
    — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The app seeks to block users from falling for an email or text from crooks.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • And that’s why these crooks are lying in these text messages.
    — Gabrielle Vitali, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Police are hunting for the crook.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The guy ended up being a crook, even though he’s not charged with a crime yet.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2022
  • And in the crook of her left arm nestled her one-month-old son, Frankie.
    — Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, my mother snuggled my head into the crook of her neck!
    — Ellen Pall, The New York Review of Books, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The money is then often gone for good into the hands of the crooks.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The metal ball heaved from the crook of your neck demanded strength.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • The talk is fast, smooth, and the crook has an answer for everything.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Specialty crooks went straight to the caboose of out-of-town trains.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • But in a furry friend that fits in the crook of your arm, what could be more appealing?
    — Urmee Khan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The crook of your hand between those two fingers should butt up against the back of the dorsal fin.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • Coughing into the crook of her elbow.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The tenant shoved the crook out of the apartment and into the hallway.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • The crook fastened around the unfortunate act to drag it off the stage.
    — WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • John Luther is a detective who is pretty much a crook at the same time.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025

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