squeak

Example Sentences

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A wild possum joined stuffed furry friends in an Australian airport gift shop this week, surprising travellers in an adorable case of hide and squeak.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Maye just managed to squeak by the understaffed Broncos and their backup QB.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"No reasonable consumer would purchase Defendant's shoes - or pay as much for them as they did - knowing each step creates an audible and noticeable squeak," the customers allege.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

I don’t expect to live until 2099, but I may squeak out seven to 10 years more.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

The brakes squeak, the door whooshes open, and I step up to ask the driver, a big woman with long pink fingernails and shiny skin, how to get to Rancho Renato.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko