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
Kate turned and walked crabwise back to her room.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
