crawling

Example Sentences

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Footage shared by the rescue groups show the cave divers crawling into the cave through narrow, muddy passageways that are almost completely flooded.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Meanwhile, the collective capital expenditures of Nvidia’s hyperscaler customers is crawling toward $700 billion, and that’s a good sign that spending will continue to grow, Schneider noted.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Oceans were filled with fish, while land was home to amphibians, early reptiles, crawling arthropods, and even giant cockroaches.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Eight years later, his not-quite-8-month-old son was having the time of his life crawling around on the same field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

When he blocked the image of a spider crawling on him, her tiny feet actually tickled a little.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young