creak

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t a confirmation, but you could feel the hype machine creak into action at even the most remote chance of the old Tiger magic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

She heard music everywhere: a spoon banging against a cooking pot, the honking of geese overheard, the creak and slam of a screen door.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Every time he touches her, the rest of the world seems to disappear: The focus goes shallow, the fine hairs on Brie’s skin dapple in the light, her muscles creak as loudly as tectonic plates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

Because, for all this week's haka hoopla, for all the tourists' dominant history, this is a New Zealand team that creak when their predecessors - with 34 wins from 45 previous meetings - didn't.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

It unfolds with a noisy creak, and I wince, but I don’t think either of them heard it.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day