Lay the ruler beside it, and you will soon find out its crookedness.

The second caution to be given her (and which is most absolutely necessary) is to conceal whatever learning she attains, with as much solicitude as she would hide crookedness or lameness; the parade of it can only serve to draw on her the envy, and consequently the most inveterate hatred, of all he and she fools, which will certainly be at least three parts in four of all her acquaintance.

I saw the little, twisted towers and turrets flash into fire; yet still preserving their twisted crookedness.

He stuck his hands in his pockets and started down the crowded crookedness of Lexington Street.