creep

Example Sentences

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That was “not taken well by investors” concerned about fiscal creep, says James Lim, portfolio manager for Korea at Dalton Investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Once the legal machinery exists, the threshold for using it often begins to creep.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

As prices for those commodities start to creep higher, the pressure could feed through the costs of food and manufactured goods.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Joe Talbot hauntingly asks, “Do you love your blessed father? / Anoint by fear of death / Do you feel the lies creep on by? / As soft as baby’s breath.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

At such times he would shake off sleep and creep through the chill to the flap of the tent, where he would stand and listen to the sound of his master’s breathing.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London