creep
Example Sentences
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Ruger adopted a shareholder-rights plan, commonly known as a poison pill, to guard against what it described as a potential creeping takeover.
There was some self-pity creeping in, and not a little chagrin at being stupid enough to just let them run when I didn’t know the country.
From Literature
He came creeping into camp with three injured dogs and his leader dead.
From Literature
"Airlines tend to build fuel costs into their pricing, so if those costs stay high we may well see fares creep up as we head towards the summer holidays," she said.
From BBC
With all eyes on the Middle East this week, the month’s big economic and market event crept up on us.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
