creak

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

Every time he touches her, the rest of the world seems to disappear: The focus goes shallow, the fine hairs on Brie’s skin dapple in the light, her muscles creak as loudly as tectonic plates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025

Just the sunny day causing an old building to creak and groan, or something uncanny?

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024

I’m making another face at Meadowlark when the doors to the great room creak.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

‘Mank,’ with 10 Oscar nominations, creaks under the weight of historically inaccurate cliches that obscure women’s contributions to early Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

This result creaks open the door a bit further for a resurgent Rangers, who can reduce the gap to six on Sunday at Aberdeen with a game to spare.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

Three other families live on the more deteriorated top floor, where cracks abound and the staircase creaks as you climb it.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

The bar’s front door creaks open, admitting a gust of fresh air and a new customer.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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

Chirlane McCray, the wife of former mayor Bill De Blasio, told reporters that doors occasionally opened and closed by themselves, and the floorboards creaked eerily.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

I was lying there, watching the flashes of lightning through my window and listening to the raging storm when the door of my room creaked open.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Tryl says although it is clear Britain is "creaking at the top", his research on public opinion suggests the foundations of community still appear to be strong.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The first round was marred by logistical problems and a vote count that took weeks to complete, deepening distrust in Peru's creaking institutions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

One is recognizably contemporary; one takes place amid the experimental haze of the 1970s; one witnesses the 20th century just creaking to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

But Howe's creaking system has historically relied on a rapid striker who can get in behind - and also lead the press.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

All I hear is the hum of the refrigerator and the creaking of the stool when I shift or swivel.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner