creep up

Example Sentences

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"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 • Mar. 6, 2026

Instead, costs creep up quietly across everyday purchases, from cars and electronics to food and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The film vaults across eight decades, but tonally it’s as still as a rabbit snare, letting the audience creep up to its theme of human obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Recent weak U.K. jobs data, however, caused the prospect of a reduction in December to creep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

I could feel the heat creep up my face and across my chest.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas