crossed
placed crosswise
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,183 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,435 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- placed crosswise spoken with a straight face but crossed fingerscrossed forks
- (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it
crossed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The brand of the Crossed Arrows shone upon all topics.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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A remnant of the class ahead crossed them--and there was Brant, her brother.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Hand in hand the two little mountaineers had crossed the threshold of a new world that day.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Riding fast, Sir Thomas Tresham crossed the Thames at Reading before any news of the battle of Barnet had arrived there.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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But when they turned their faces, 455 And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1