creepiness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Lilly’s nightmare doesn’t involve the dead father consuming her, but its violative creepiness eats at you even so.
From Salon
After nearly three years, Apple TV+’s thriller returns with more sci-fi creepiness, nuanced social commentary and black humor.
From Los Angeles Times
Its 10 episodes pack sci-fi creepiness, wry social commentary and black humor inside of a tightly constructed story that’s substantive and thrilling.
From Los Angeles Times
A major contributor to the 7M cult’s perceived creepiness is the dancers' unfailing polish and flat if gleaming expressiveness.
From Salon
They have face coverings too, making menace out of the same blank-faced creepiness the villains embodied in the original film and its 2018 sequel.
From New York Times
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