creeping

Example Sentences

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The move lower also appears to be tied to broader market weakness—and creeping doubts about the U.S.-Iran cease-fire agreement.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Ruger said it adopted the poison pill to guard against a potential creeping takeover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Mascots were there to grab the crowd's attention, but often the mascot would be creeping up behind me as I was sat photographing the game," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The longer it takes for the crucial maritime waterway to be fully open, the greater the risk of oil prices creeping higher, said Zahir.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king,—king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller’s place, humans included.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London