creeping

Example Sentences

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Taylor Clemons’ cinematography is excellent, all slow creeping shots and shadows permeating even the daytime scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In a moment when AI and digital technology allows for on-demand perfection, there’s a creeping thrill to the possibility of flaws and dissonance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Expectations might be creeping up amid persistent geopolitical turmoil and fighting in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Despite falling behind Young and Rose, and with Scheffler creeping up the leaderboard, McIlroy insisted he never felt as though his chance had slipped away.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I can feel it creeping like the tiger I saw in one of my tata’s books when I was small.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron