crawling
Example Sentences
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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 NHS says it can affect sitting up, crawling and walking, as well as problems with breathing or swallowing.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Some of the cases have rocks and moss and long, slithery bugs crawling in them, and others are filled with water and colorful fish.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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