How to Use crawly in a Sentence

crawly

adjective

• Bug kits, hotspots and more What’s that creepy-crawly thing in your kitchen?
  — Karla Peterson, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 8 May 2017
• For the little ones at the party, this simple creepy-crawly race will be a treat.
  — Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
• For someone deathly afraid of creepy crawly things, 2019 was a tough year.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 29 Jan. 2020
• More food on a stick, more food with rainbow colors and more, um, creepy, crawly things.
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2018
• This is not the first time a United Airlines flight dealt with a creepy, crawly incident.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
• Based on Charles Addams' cartoons, the show followed a creepy and crawly family with a flair for the macabre.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• This rustic wood stool has a creepy-crawly touch with a spider etched into the top with a wood-burning tool.
  — Brenda Wegner, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2021
• Armed with fangs, venom, and exquisitely acute senses, spiders are the supreme predators of the creepy-crawly world.
  — Traci Watson, National Geographic, 25 Oct. 2016
• Armed with fangs, venom, and exquisitely acute senses, spiders are the supreme predators of the creepy-crawly world.
  — Traci Watson, National Geographic, 25 Oct. 2016
• The breathy, brooding song dances over a jazz rhythm like a ghost with a new music video that taps into that creepy-crawly feeling.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2017
• Replace a wall of family photos with a creepy crawly gallery wall.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2022
• Marcus and the baby back home, evading creepy-crawly predators.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2021
• His plush work space morphed from my safest haven for 15 years into the creepy crawly Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
  — Susan Shapiro, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Sept. 23 to indefinite Just in time for Halloween these creepy, crawly creatures go on view in their own room.
  — Victoria Dalkey, sacbee, 30 Aug. 2017
• The challenge began April 4, and will continue every day while the creepy, crawly supply lasts.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2018
• Here are six creep crawly projects to spice up your Halloween festivities.
  — Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2015
• Instead of crushing stink bugs like you might be compelled to do with another creepy-crawly pests, refrain...
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 15 July 2021
• Lots of venues will host creepy and crawly bashes the weekend before Halloween, with many featuring big contests, so don't be scared to go all out on your costume.
  — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 25 Oct. 2017
• The nebula gets its creepy-crawly name from past telescope images, which showed dusty filaments that looked like hairy spider legs.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
• But for some of us, the downsides of nature — extreme heat or cold, tiny, crawly pests that tend to fly and bite — occasionally outweigh the benefits.
  — Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2022
• However, Heidi Klum may have taken the cake by hosting the return of her famous A-list Halloween bash after two years away as a creepy crawly worm.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2022
• While your mind might automatically jump to some kind of creepy, crawly creature, that’s only partly true.
  — Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, 13 July 2018
• Halloween's roots can be traced back to the ancient Celtic days, and knowing the history behind this beloved holiday can go a long way in finding even more creepy, crawly ways of celebrating it.
  — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 27 July 2020
• Christina Kwapich became fascinated with insects and other crawly creatures as a small child, and that keen interest has stayed with her.
  — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022
• Mouth-specific activities—like brushing teeth, feeling water droplets from rain, and the creepy-crawly feeling of a bug walking across the lip—felt most authentic.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
• Earth Day includes a visit by Dr. Insecta's creepy-crawly insect station, as well as the release of nearly 100 butterflies.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Unless termites or bedbugs are the problem, homeowners can solve most creepy-crawly invasions.
  — Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
• Help scientists learn critical information about these crawly critters by collecting spiders for the survey.
  — Sarah Newman, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2017
• Fortunately for wasps, however, Marvel has a reputation for empowering creepy-crawly underdogs (see: Spider-Man).
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2018

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