creepy-crawlies
- plural of creepy-crawly.
Example Sentences
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Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Ms. Wimpenny, a British zoologist, aims to rehabilitate creepy-crawlies, predators and even, somewhat, real and presumed disease carriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s been a busy few weeks in the news in so very many ways, including for science stories about creepy-crawlies and other unsightly animals that make most people—unfairly—recoil in horror.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024
Greece has not recorded any major trouble with the blood-sucking creepy-crawlies that recently caused consternation in France.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
It was an army of wind-up creepy-crawlies: bronze-gear bodies, spindly legs, little pincer mouths, all scuttling toward us in a wave of clacking, whirring metal.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
