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

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

One woman then carries out a "walk test", crawling along the path to check whether the camera's height and angle will capture a clear image.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Trying not to think of the sticky white curtains that swathed the trees, the huge, crawling spiders and their million eyes so close.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda