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Those Sixers fans must understand that Beal’s creaky hamstring is getting better, not worse, and that his 25-point night against the Pacers came in just 28 minutes — load management in the playoffs.

Dody Fugate lives in a creaky, low-ceilinged prefab on seven acres of scrub outside Santa Fe.

I’d been invited to dinner at the home of one of my fellow guides, and when I stepped onto the creaky floorboards of the old cottage, I discovered a woman in jeans and sandals and a sleeveless shirt stirring soup on the stove.

That preconception primes our minds to run wild whenever we hear a creaky floorboard or feel a sudden chill.

The migration will also mean Element will be replacing the current “creaky” matrix-appservice-gitter bridge.

Manson seemed to breathe soundlessly, to walk with unbelievable silence over creaky floors.

To make matters worse, the system is pushing more people through the same creaky infrastructure.

The Roth-directed drama is an almost unwatchable muddle of horror tropes and painfully creaky dialogue.

And when Bush misled our nation into war, the creaky old son of the coalfields gave his greatest roar.

The songs, which have creaky titles like “All that Razz” and “Hooray for What's-not-good,” are belted out with pitchy gusto.

As the girl spoke, footsteps were heard ascending the creaky wooden stair.

Can't cry creaky waxworks any more than you can stinking fish.

Grateful for the offer, Emily climbed into the creaky seat under the fragrant, overhanging load.

Since the building was of wood, I had to exercise great caution in moving about, so creaky were the boards.

Footsteps came from the hall, creaky noises of someone trying not to make a sound.

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On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to creaky, such as: elderly, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, and gray.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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