creeping

Example Sentences

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Inflation has been creeping up since February, but your wallet will feel a lot lighter after you scan the hamburger, hot dogs, buns, and even the barbecue sauce for your America’s 250th birthday party.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Many genre films say what our more prestigious dramas can’t about the creeping forces that are changing America; this one still feels like it’s getting away with murder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The standard retirement age in Germany has already been creeping higher and is set to hit 67 by 2031.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

When the hippos were silent, she imagined them creeping around the tree where she had tied up.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer