creep up
Example Sentences
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He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead, costs creep up quietly across everyday purchases, from cars and electronics to food and home repairs.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
More Americans are turning to generic brands and stretching out perishable goods as economic concerns creep up the income ladder, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 31, 2025
From salmon out of Scotland to shrimp from Southeast Asia, vendors say they’re watching costs creep up and options narrow.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025
Weeds creep up through the cracks in the pavement as a reminder that the focus here is tacos and not landscaping.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
