Explore Crawlies through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Crawlies in a sentence
Crawlies meaning
Fear, anxiety.
Using Crawlies
- The main meaning on this page is: Fear, anxiety.
- In the example corpus, crawlies often appears in combinations such as: creepy crawlies.
Context around Crawlies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crawlies
- In this selection, "crawlies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, creepy, lately and try stand out and add context to how "crawlies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include if creepy crawlies like rats and in creepy crawlies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crawlies" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crawlies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The wet weather can attract all types of creepy crawlies. (10 words)
The creepy crawlies are also described as bugs and blood spiders. (11 words)
Participants will be transformed into a "human insect" and learn the differences between insects and other creepy crawlies. (18 words)
The site also lets potential buyers know if creepy-crawlies like rats or bed bugs have been reported at a property, or if mice in the walls have been reported to go bump in the night. (36 words)
The nests - which are white and the size of a tennis ball - contain hundreds of the creepy-crawlies, which grow to about two-inches long, with caterpillars emerging from late March until mid-July. (34 words)
An old outhouse was given a much-needed makeover and now has a stunning clawfoot bathtub, shower, sink and toilet all sheltered from the creepy crawlies that come with outdoor living. (31 words)
Example sentences (10)
Hancock was subjected to numerous punishing and disgusting tasks while taking part, including being made to eat a camel’s penis and being covered in creepy crawlies.
If your dreams have been full of creepy crawlies lately then you may be craving a certain something in life.
The creepy crawlies are also described as bugs and blood spiders.
The nests - which are white and the size of a tennis ball - contain hundreds of the creepy-crawlies, which grow to about two-inches long, with caterpillars emerging from late March until mid-July.
The wet weather can attract all types of creepy crawlies.
An old outhouse was given a much-needed makeover and now has a stunning clawfoot bathtub, shower, sink and toilet all sheltered from the creepy crawlies that come with outdoor living.
But now is the time of year when spiders and other creepy crawlies try to invade your home, and it’s time to take back control.
Participants will be transformed into a "human insect" and learn the differences between insects and other creepy crawlies.
The site also lets potential buyers know if creepy-crawlies like rats or bed bugs have been reported at a property, or if mice in the walls have been reported to go bump in the night.
What the Burleigh County commission meeting circus accomplished was that it forced the creepy-crawlies to stand in the light and defend the indefensible.
Common combinations with crawlies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: