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The phrase "as crooked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not straight or is morally questionable, often in comparison to something else.
Example: "The politician's promises were as crooked as the path through the forest."
Alternatives: "as dishonest" or "as twisted".
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Yesterday, he said again that Clinton was "as crooked as they come.
"She's as crooked as they come.
He said, citing Kant's dictum: "Our views of the newspapers depend upon our own views, and they are as crooked as the crooked timber of humanity from which no straight thing was ever made".
He says: "Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be.
Nobody else would have beaten the Clinton machine, as crooked as it was.
Out of their union, as crooked as it is, comes our new musical.
It's time for a woman, and they're not as crooked as the guys".
Even though he believed opposition politicians were as crooked as those in government, he felt a change was needed.
He put $5,000 on Ali then he said: "Boxing is as crooked as the picture business.
Some reviewers protested that racing could not be as crooked as depicted in the Francis novels, but real life (as in the case of the Shergar kidnapping) came in to prove how realistic his stories were.
Pathways were also designed to be as crooked as possible to slow down bad spirits, and the Hilton across the street from Portsmouth Square was built sideways, so that it would not cast a shadow over the park (shadows, of course, are bad feng shui).
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