creek
noun
a stream smaller than a river.
Creeks
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pluralof Creek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
creeks
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pluralof creek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
creeknouna stream smaller than a river.
Example Sentences
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Newton and Noss Creeks, Devon – a narrow tidal inlet just off the River Yealm in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
He would also spoof President George W. Bush and other political leaders, while remaining close to a Martin Creeks family, the Sabatines, who appeared often in his work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Fire crews were starting work on the eastern edge of the Swillup fire Wednesday while drones were expected to check for heat in the Canyon, Three Creeks, Elliot and Swillup fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Not only did it shatter Indian dominance of the Deep South, but the Creeks were forced to cede more than 21 million acres of land in present-day Georgia and Alabama.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
“A few more Sayler’s Creeks and it will all be over,” he sighs.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
The sizable farm was previously described as being home to an abundance of wildlife—and multiple trails and two year-round creeks run through the land.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dixon said she and others who worked in the town’s contaminated creeks developed symptoms like dizziness and rashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Also known as grabblers or hand-fishermen, noodlers use their own bare limbs as bait to catch enormous flathead catfish lurking in Southern and Midwestern rivers, creeks, and lakes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I wondered if I should waste my time going up any of these little creeks and inlets now that they had found Mrs. DiAngelo downriver.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
