crabwise

Example Sentences

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The prose mostly has the crabwise gait of a Wikipedia entry.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

That’s a conflict the show is sidling up to crabwise, and I really do wonder what will happen if and when it finally confronts machismo head-on.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2019

As it is, the next chapter dutifully returns to Lennon and Cornelius and their crabwise slog toward the mysterious island where Lennon will experience his epiphany.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2015

It does not mean anything to “ant” or to “beetle” though you can certainly crab along or move crabwise.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2012

He turned his head against the driving wind and started off crabwise.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell