creep
Example Sentences
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My brain immediately shut down the idea: “She doesn’t want to talk; you’ll have nothing to talk about; she’ll probably think you’re a creep trying to hit on her.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
That means that short-term yields are likely to creep higher—and longer-term bonds could follow.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But even after this evacuation, the 911 call log and the new county report show sheriff’s deputies responded to an increasing number of spot fires and flare-ups that continued to creep farther west.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The mercury is set to creep up each day for the remainder of the week before the warmest weather of the year so far settles in.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
It’s no wonder, then, that those of us sitting on its surface hardly notice the slow creep of its tectonic plates.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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