creepy
Example Sentences
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Not to be creepy about it or anything.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Like teens in a creepy house the software sub-sectors are being taken out methodically, one by one.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
"These things were really creepy, but really quite interesting as well," Kidd said.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
I’ve seen haints while working with Dad, but they’ll never not be creepy.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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