asprawl
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of asprawl
Example Sentences
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Over he went and down, asprawl, into the pit on the other side.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or they could allow the actors to trace their familiar patterns, asprawl on the big stage, and catch as catch can.
From Time Magazine Archive
He fell forward from the chair, asprawl on wobbly hands and knees, on elbows and knees as he tried to press away the torrent of agony that hammered back and forth from temple to temple.
From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver
They were relaxing in the living room, James fretting and Mrs. Bagley seated, Martha Bagley asprawl on the floor turning the pages of a crayon-coloring book.
From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver
He sprang wildly upward, screaming with the sudden pain, and came down, his legs asprawl, surprised, enraged, outraged.
From The Boss of the Lazy Y by Seltzer, Charles Alden
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