Example Sentences

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And so, the Capitals, at 2-0, are squeaking by.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2019

Scores on most successful applicants remain well above historical averages, but significant numbers of home buyers are squeaking through with subpar scores.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2017

It’s like we’re in a car on a wet street and the wheels are squeaking as we take off.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2011

But all we meet are squeaking sponges and hardened arteries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Listen! how the mice are squeaking among the corn.

From Legends of the Rhine by Ruland, Wilhelm