Crabs scuttle sideways across sand.

Meaning: This sentence describes crabs moving quickly with short, hurried steps to the side across sand.

Choice of Words: Crabs are crustaceans with a hard shell and ten legs. Scuttle means to move quickly with short, hurried steps. Sideways means to the side. Across means from one side to the other. Sand is a loose material made up of small grains of rock and minerals.

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Related Expressions

• Crabs scuttle sideways across the sand.
• Crabs scuttle sideways in the wet sand.
• Crabs scuttle sideways across sandy ocean floor.
• Crabs scuttle sideways on sandy beach.
• Crabs scuttle sideways.
• Tiny crabs scuttled sideways across the damp sand.
• Tiny crabs scuttled sideways across the wet sand.
• Crabs scuttled sideways across the wet sand.
• Tiny crabs scuttle in wet sand.
• Crabs scuttled sideways, leaving trails in the sand.