Sentence examples for crook of from inspiring English sources

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trickster of

gangster of

burglar of

phoney of

fraud of

'crook of' is not correct and usable in written English.
'Crook' is an informal noun that is used to refer to someone who is dishonest or a criminal; it is not usually used as a standalone phrase. Nonetheless, you could use 'crook' in a phrase such as 'the crook of his arm' to refer to the part of the arm that bends. For example: She rested her head on his shoulder, her arm draping around the crook of his arm.

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The blue veins in the crook of a girl's knee.

The New Yorker

Uncle Franks is obviously a crook of some kind.

Independent

"A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb" carries in the crook of its own arm Mr. Kumar's plaintive appeal.

The New York Times - Books

For the first time, Jana notices the basket in the crook of her arm.

The New York Times

Aaron was sitting in the crook of his arm, wheezing but O.K. — Good lad, good lad.

The New Yorker

The I.V. tube has been removed from the crook of his bruised right arm.

The New Yorker

He was cradling his statue like a football in the crook of his arm.

The New York Times

Rosa was stocky and strong; she always had a toddler in the crook of her arm.

The New Yorker

We made camp in the leeward crook of a sixty-foot-high crescent dune.

The New Yorker

The crook of another man's elbow is on my Adam's apple, pressing down, choking me.

Independent

"Bye," I said, and then walked home under the hanging crook of a moon.

The New York Times

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