creeping

Example Sentences

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It isn’t the first such threat or deadline, but some hope is creeping in to markets of a potential cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That doesn’t mean prices for consumers haven’t been creeping up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"Mascots were there to grab the crowd's attention, but often the mascot would be creeping up behind me as I was sat photographing the game," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Drivers had to burn gas to find gas, creeping from station to station, looking for the green flags that meant “open,” not the red flags that signaled “closed” or “out of gas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

A bad feeling was creeping up out of my gut.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda