Example Sentences

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“No matter what I do, the beds still look a bit creased and worn, even grubby, in pictures.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

As she spoke, Lina's face creased and she cupped it in her hands.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

Grandpa Lázaro beamed from the center of it, wearing the same creased khakis and guayabera that he’d always worn when he was with it.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older