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It wasn’t a confirmation, but you could feel the hype machine creak into action at even the most remote chance of the old Tiger magic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

She heard music everywhere: a spoon banging against a cooking pot, the honking of geese overheard, the creak and slam of a screen door.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026

Because, for all this week's haka hoopla, for all the tourists' dominant history, this is a New Zealand team that creak when their predecessors - with 34 wins from 45 previous meetings - didn't.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

How many of us have had the experience of hearing an old house creak in the night and wondering if it was something more?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

We all hear a creak and scrape across the floorboards above our heads.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

As well as costly, these tribunal claims are becoming increasingly drawn out as the UK's tribunal system creaks.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I’m not saying we’re actively rooting for McIlroy to blow it, but it’s always spicy when the roller coaster creaks and the leaderboard gets shifty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The painting creaks with fecund joy, as if it wants to go on flourishing.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

The closet door creaks as I push it open.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

It creaked past his shelter, past the collapsed buildings and ravaged orchards towards the west, away from the Yellow Line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The tram creaked past deserted factories that once produced mining equipment and porcelain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Derry Girls just creaked the door open ... because there's such trust in the fact that people will watch a story about that place, about those people," she said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Germany’s economy as a whole has stagnated since late 2019, after its manufacturing base creaked under high energy prices, increased competition, and a slowdown in Chinese demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Some attempted to cross the bridges, which creaked and crackled under their weight.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

A score by Latham and Shelby Gaines balances discordant, atonal tones with suspense-driven sound design that captures the creaking noises of the forest and the concealed dangers it holds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

A creaking staircase that overlooks crenellated battlements leads to the Long Gallery, another Anne of Cleves addition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

With its tar-soaked rigging, creaking oak deck and 50 spruce oars, Draken Harald Harfagre is the largest modern replica of a Viking ship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The group could hear the hissing of the wind and the creaking of the ropes running down from the mast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Her husband brought the wagon to a creaking stop, and she hopped out.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson