crawl
verb (used without object)
to move in a prone position with the body resting on or close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees, as a young child.
had crawled
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past perfectof crawl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Suki, who had been with her new family only a few weeks, had crawled into an opening in an entertainment center cabinet and could not get out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
By the end of the fourth day, India had crawled to a lead of 19 with just two wickets down, and their legendary captain Gavaskar was still at the crease.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
The first specimen known to science was collected from a logging operation in 2015, where it had crawled out of felled tree and then died.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2023
In fact, one night, the team discovered a few third instars, which have no wings and are less than an inch long, had crawled almost 215 feet away from where they’d been released.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
Hitler’s war had crawled right to our riverbank.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
