diff --git a/table/render_test.go b/table/render_test.go
index 9dd9562..86df53a 100644
--- a/table/render_test.go
+++ b/table/render_test.go
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func TestTable_Render_CRLF(t *testing.T) {
 	tw := NewWriter()
 	tw.AppendHeader(testHeader)
 	tw.AppendRows(testRows)
-	tw.AppendRow(Row{5000, "Night", "King", 10000, "Was once a\r\nMortal \rMan"})
+	tw.AppendRow(Row{5000, "Night", "King", 10000, "Was once a Mortal\rMan"})
 	tw.AppendFooter(testFooter)
 
 	compareOutput(t, tw.Render(), `
@@ -630,8 +630,7 @@ func TestTable_Render_CRLF(t *testing.T) {
 |    1 | Arya       | Stark     |   3000 |                             |
 |   20 | Jon        | Snow      |   2000 | You know nothing, Jon Snow! |
 |  300 | Tyrion     | Lannister |   5000 |                             |
-| 5000 | Night      | King      |  10000 | Was once a                  |
-|      |            |           |        | Man                         |
+| 5000 | Night      | King      |  10000 | Man once a Mortal           |
 +------+------------+-----------+--------+-----------------------------+
 |      |            | TOTAL     |  10000 |                             |
 +------+------------+-----------+--------+-----------------------------+`)
diff --git a/text/string.go b/text/string.go
index a7b337a..dbc3242 100644
--- a/text/string.go
+++ b/text/string.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package text
 
 import (
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -108,27 +107,47 @@ func Pad(str string, maxLen int, paddingChar rune) string {
 	return str
 }
 
-var (
-	reCarriageReturn = regexp.MustCompile(`(.*)\r`)
-)
-
-// ProcessCRLF converts "\r\n" to "\n", and erases everything preceding a lone
-// "\r" in each line of the string.
+// ProcessCRLF converts "\r\n" to "\n", and processes lone "\r" by moving the
+// cursor/carriage to the start of the line and overwrites the contents
+// accordingly. Ex.:
+//
+// ProcessCRLF("abc") == "abc"
+// ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef") == "abc\ndef"
+// ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi") == "abc\nghi"
+// ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl") == "abc\nghi\njkl"
+// ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl\r") == "abc\nghi\njkl"
+// ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\rjkl\rmn") == "abc\nmnl"
 func ProcessCRLF(str string) string {
 	str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, "\r\n", "\n")
+	if !strings.Contains(str, "\r") {
+		return str
+	}
 
-	// process \r by erasing everything preceding it in the line
-	if strings.Contains(str, "\r") {
-		lines := strings.Split(str, "\n")
-		for idx := range lines {
-			for reCarriageReturn.MatchString(lines[idx]) {
-				lines[idx] = reCarriageReturn.ReplaceAllString(lines[idx], "")
+	lines := strings.Split(str, "\n")
+	for lineIdx, line := range lines {
+		if !strings.Contains(line, "\r") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		lineRunes, newLineRunes := []rune(line), make([]rune, 0)
+		for idx, realIdx := 0, 0; idx < len(lineRunes); idx++ {
+			// if a CR, move "cursor" back to beginning of line
+			if lineRunes[idx] == '\r' {
+				realIdx = 0
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// if cursor is not at end, overwrite
+			if realIdx < len(newLineRunes) {
+				newLineRunes[realIdx] = lineRunes[idx]
+			} else { // else append
+				newLineRunes = append(newLineRunes, lineRunes[idx])
 			}
+			realIdx++
 		}
-		str = strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+		lines[lineIdx] = string(newLineRunes)
 	}
-
-	return str
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 }
 
 // RepeatAndTrim repeats the given string until it is as long as maxRunes.
diff --git a/text/string_test.go b/text/string_test.go
index 42e1e0c..ac1b1b9 100644
--- a/text/string_test.go
+++ b/text/string_test.go
@@ -140,12 +140,14 @@ func ExampleProcessCRLF() {
 	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi"))
 	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl"))
 	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl\r"))
+	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\rjkl\rmn"))
 
 	// Output: "abc"
 	// "abc\ndef"
 	// "abc\nghi"
 	// "abc\nghi\njkl"
-	// "abc\nghi\n"
+	// "abc\nghi\njkl"
+	// "abc\nmnl"
 }
 
 func TestProcessCRLF(t *testing.T) {
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ func TestProcessCRLF(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "abc\ndef", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "abc\nghi", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "abc\nghi\njkl", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "abc\nghi\n", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl\r"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "abc\nghi\njkl", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\njkl\r"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "abc\nmnl", ProcessCRLF("abc\r\ndef\rghi\rjkl\rmn"))
 }
 
 func ExampleRepeatAndTrim() {