creeping

Example Sentences

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By 2024, they had been reported in Mexico, and were creeping north towards the US.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Despite the mouse’s tranquil existence, she can’t help but notice the ocean creeping closer every day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It's less bitter than green tea, with a low caffeine content - and it's creeping onto café menus.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He took one look at the branch of sunlight creeping in from the mouth of the cave and shrank from it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny