creepy
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“She thinks it’s kind of creepy, and I respect that,” says Dvorak, who studies industrial engineering and data science at Northwestern University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Prince Harry said in a witness statement this was "creepy" and he did not know how the newspaper could have obtained the information about the couple's separate whereabouts.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
It may end up being the best show of 2026, deftly balancing laugh-out-loud comedy and legit creepy horror.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
A mother who sees other women as her direct competition isn’t just creepy; she’s dangerous — and the fact that, in this case, the other women are preteen girls makes it even worse.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
The thought of sitting next to Dante or any of the others, getting shoulder-bumped, or crowded, or squeezed when I got off, having the creepy mosquito-near-my-head feeling again-it just wasn’t possible.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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Every year, Halloween gets bigger, earlier and creepier.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
“M3GAN” director Gerard Johnstone wanted to make the doll creepier than what’s seen in other horror films, like “Child’s Play.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
"It's creepy trying to fall asleep with a ventriloquist dummy in your room, but it's way creepier when you wake up and it's not there anymore."
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
Here, she’s called the Wood Sprite and is played by an icy-voiced Tilda Swinton, who also voices the Wood Sprite’s even creepier sister, Death.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
Something about this place seemed even creepier than the palace basement in Split.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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But as Vijay Mehar has learned in his years as owner of the creepiest motel in Tonopah, Nev., happy clowns are not what most of his customers want.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Evidence was found in the home and online, but one of the creepiest parts of the case is an appearance Tim made on “Family Feud” years earlier.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Finally available in the 4K disc format, it’s easily one of the creepiest films of all time.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The creepiest by far is “dead men’s fingers,” Decaisnea fargesii, whose pewter-blue, fingerlike fruits stand out against butter-yellow foliage and reach out to unwary visitors.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
First of all, the old Willis house is the creepiest place you ever saw.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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