Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The paperbacks I picked up had creased spines and dog-eared pages, coffee stains and smudges — hard evidence of committed reading.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2020

The pressure that had creased his forehead and set his jaw during the run-up to the draft was gone.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2015

German army medicine was ready and able to treat his wounded thigh after a Russian bullet had creased it, but the German supply system was not up to replacing his torn pants.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

It had creased the tree, and passed onward.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne