Example Sentences

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“Here I am creeping up to 90 and feeling like a million dollars,” said the London native, who first appeared onstage in the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2015

She added: "Here I am creeping up to 90 and feeling like a million dollars because I'm in London in this magnificent hall with all you - my roots, where I began."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2015

And here is father, so much older, so much better than I am, creeping along in the dark!

From Stepping Heavenward by Prentiss, E. (Elizabeth)

Dear foe, I know thou'lt win the fight;   I know thou hast the stronger bark,   And thou art sailing in the light,   While I am creeping in the dark.

From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Jackson, Helen Hunt

Not now when I am creeping along on the earth with such light as is left me, trying to grope my way out of the hole.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson