crawling

Example Sentences

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Will the people who are crawling in get any of the money that’s showering out?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Mpoyi and Crean Lutheran traveled to Mesa, Ariz., last June and captured a bracket title at Section 7, an event crawling with college coaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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

Yes, he has managed to get both because he has a good, long-term job, and he’s slowly crawling out of the abyss.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The little dragon looked around, sniffed, then began crawling across the desk.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville