Sentence examples for crawl by from inspiring English sources

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"crawl by" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a slow movement and can often be used interchangeably with "creep by" or "inch by". Example: The turtle slowly crawled by, determined to make its way to the river.

Exact(53)

Afternoons crawl by.

Independent

Earthworms crawl by peristaltic contractions of the body wall.

Encyclopedia Britannica

They also run a pub crawl by bike.

The Guardian - Travel

It's slow at the plaza, and the minutes crawl by.

The New York Times

This paper shows that the metal films can crawl by ratcheting plastic deformation.

Acta Materialia

She was slowed to a crawl by Lyme's disease in 2007 and 2008.

The New York Times - Sports

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The day crawled by slowly.

The Guardian

A Mister Softee truck crawled by, playing its hurdy-gurdy music.

The New York Times

Vice

*From "Crawling" by Linkin Park.

The New York Times

A stray taxi crawls by.

The New York Times

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tracking by

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tracing by

crawling by

explore by

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