crawly

Example Sentences

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Join this family-friendly event to celebrate and demystify some of the creepy, crawly and mysterious creatures we coexist with noon-6 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

It focuses on the ever-changing perceptions of crawly creatures, such as ants but also toads, snakes and spiders, in the arts and sciences.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022

Maybe you think it’s a crawly kind of cute.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

The two high school students, both from the Bay area, were much more fascinated by other creepy crawly creatures.

From Slate • Aug. 16, 2022

She wants us to sink below the basement into the warm crawly dirt, where Cassie has a room waiting, so the three of us can curl into critter balls and wait for spring.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson