The crabs scuttled across the sand like soldiers.

Meaning: This sentence describes the crabs moving quickly across the sand in a line.

Choice of Words: Scuttled means to move quickly and lightly on many legs. Sand is a loose material made up of small rocks and minerals. Soldiers are people who serve in an army. When you put them together, "The crabs scuttled across the sand like soldiers" means that the crabs were moving quickly across the sand in a line, like soldiers marching.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The crabs scuttled quickly across the sand.
• The crabs scuttled across the wet sand.
• Crabs scuttled across the sand.
• 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 scuttled across wet sand, searching.
• Crabs scuttled sideways, leaving trails in the sand.
• Tiny crabs scuttled along the wet sand.
• Crabs scuttled sideways in the sand.