crept
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Then I noticed a footprint that I didn’t make, at least not directly, had crept back up onto Page 1 of the search results.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
England built an early lead before Australia crept their way back to have the advantage shortly after halfway.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Certainly, I felt a bit like Odysseus as I crept — drained, disoriented and trailing popcorn crumbs like Ithican sand — out into the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nerves crept in, and as the match entered extra time, Spain began to fear that this final would go down as un robo, a robbery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I crept my way there and jumped up on it, with just enough spring left to lift me.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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