creeper
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I don’t want to sound like a creeper, but I’ve seen your own mother’s Instagram page for you, and that woman loves you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
Kittelberger photographed the pictured 'Akikiki, also called Kauai's creeper, in the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve in 2022, when it was believed around 70 or so remained in the wild; today, only one individual remains.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
The newly identified species has been named Arenaepeton supinatus, which means "sand creeper on its back" in Latin.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
Native to North America, they also eat small berries from our native plants such as Virginia creeper.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
The Abbey building was covered across its south face by that type of ivy known as Virginia creeper.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
With no shame, we became the ultimate creepers.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
He teamed it with a silver neck chain and earring plus white brothel creepers for extra height.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2022
Plot twist: Vegas has been overrun by zombies— not the shambling, mindless creepers from The Walking Dead, mind you; these zombies are organized and smart.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2021
And because it came from Rihanna’s brain herself, you couldn’t get a pair of those creepers if you tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
The air here was dark too, and the creepers dropped their ropes like the rigging of foundered ships.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
