creeps
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of creeps
So called from the effect on the animal's gait; see creep, -s 3
Example Sentences
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Photo: Amazon Like Dekker’s previous directorial effort, Night of the Creeps, The Monster Squad is a devoted homage to the films he grew up loving.
From The Verge • Sep. 14, 2018
“The city was bankrupt and it was really burnt out,” says Pat Place, the guitarist of the Bush Tetras, whose Too Many Creeps and Can’t Be Funky anchor New York Noise.
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2016
Creeps like this guy love to make you feel you were complicit in their campaign.
From Slate • May 6, 2013
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2012
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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