creep
Example Sentences
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He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
And without share repurchases, share counts would creep higher, putting pressure on another important financial metric: earnings per share.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Once the legal machinery exists, the threshold for using it often begins to creep.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
But errors started to creep in as Paolini went on to win 0-6 6-3 6-3.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
I finally decided to walk up to the house and check it out and had started to creep out of the hedge when I saw it.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
