creeps
Example Sentences
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When Dr. Becky says to greet guilt that creeps in for not knowing this stuff, I do: “Hi, Guilt.”
From Slate • May 10, 2026
This is still a relatively small number but Salesforce’s agent trajectory is an important metric as enterprise AI adoption creeps higher.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Fittingly, the sound creates a crack in one of the home’s windows: Via that fissure, the unfolding apocalypse creeps into their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The constant Polymarket ads felt cheap and unsavory to say the least, reducing all of the stellar films nominated to fodder for basement-dwelling creeps to bet on.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
“Gives me the creeps just to think about it. He’s just the sort who always stands up in the back of the courtroom during the last five minutes of ‘Perry Mason.’”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
