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  • Sometimes I manage to quit, but then I always come a'crawlin 'back.

    Jerusha Klemperer: Quitting Soda Cold Turkey 2009

  • "And it's a dam 'crawlin' business," asserted Pete.

    The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909

  • "Well, Mis 'Deane, say' ow ye will an 'what ye will, -- there's a spider this very blessed instant a' crawlin 'on the bottom of the ironin' blanket, which is a sure sign as 'ow yer washin' won't come to no good try iver so 'ard, for as we all knows --' See a spider at morn, An 'ye'll wish ye wornt born: See a spider at night, An' yer wrongs'll come right! '"

    The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Marie Corelli 1889

  • Sometimes I manage to quit, but then I always come a'crawlin 'back.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • "` I will, 'says I, an' galloped off to a place as was filled wi 'all sorts o' crawlin 'things.

    The Dog Crusoe and his Master 1859

  • Or just the opposite, you now stuck with light pockets, but the writing is something heavy that could never fit into wallets, you fightin' just to eat and the roaches start crawlin' in, but at least you didn't hack your craft down to an abolishment.

    The Dilemma Johnny Dantonio 2011

  • Don't come crawlin to me to feed your sorry butt when the grociery stores fail health inspections and you are starvin while im enjoyin some brunswick stew with deer meat or some rabbit with my home grown salad.

    Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

  • Don't come crawlin to me to feed your sorry butt when the grociery stores fail health inspections and you are starvin while im enjoyin some brunswick stew with deer meat or some rabbit with my home grown salad.

    Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

  • See the fat snakes of muscle a-crawlin 'soft an' lazy-like.

    Chapter II 2010

  • Say they're goin 'to beat us to our knees till we come crawlin' back a-beggin 'for our jobs.

    CHAPTER X 2010

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