crawling

Example Sentences

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“Our tables are perfect for children and dogs, or anyone else crawling around on the floor,” Blackman says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Greta Schlender, 41, senior product manager: We’re doing Army crawling on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The report, seen by the BBC, said: "There were signs of decomposition present... maggots were seen crawling on his body."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

While the motives that drive a knight are often human, political, or both, the logic is as miraculous and irrational as a muddy hedge knight crawling out from under a fallen dragon.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

They were long and slim fingered, like two pale, deadly spiders crawling toward her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood