Crabs scuttled sideways, searching for food.

Meaning: The crabs were moving quickly sideways, looking for food.

Choice of Words: Crabs are crustaceans with a hard outer shell. Scuttled means to move quickly with short, sideways steps. Sideways means to the side. Searching means to look for something carefully. Food is what people and animals eat to live.

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• The crabs scuttled sideways across the sandy shore.
• Tiny crabs scuttled sideways across the damp sand.
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• Tiny crabs scuttled sideways across the wet sand.
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