Example Sentences

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And just as he has threatened to crawl back into politics in due course, Johnson has crawled back into the newspapers.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2023

Once a week, for the past six months, the pair has crawled through the commuter traffic to deliver the produce they harvest from their three-acre vegetable garden to some of the capital’s most exciting restaurants.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2019

Midnight nears and she has crawled into bed in a small room she took from her nephew, with walls of concrete and a big mirror rimmed with family photographs.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2018

Midnight nears and she has crawled into bed in a small room she took from her nephew, with walls of cement and a big mirror rimmed with family photographs.

From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2018

Josef has crawled out of bed to see what is happening.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech