creaky

Example Sentences

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She slipped into her own shoes, and off we sneaked along the creaky hallway and down the wide, carpeted staircase.

From Literature

Experts say Venezuela's oil infrastructure is creaky after years of mismanagement and sanctions.

From Barron's

To think that some creaky old saying, too long even to stitch onto a pillow, had the power to solve her problems!

From Literature

It turned out that paying a bit extra was the perfect compromise: something for my earlier, adventurous self to sample, and comfort to stretch out our creaky middle-aged legs for Jeff.

From Salon

For many, the game that was fondly and famously described as “America’s national pastime” began to simply feel more like America’s past, a slow-moving, creaky relic of a bygone era.

From Salon