creep
verb (used without object)
to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.
had crept
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past perfectof creep.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hanna recalls that on the eve of her father's disappearance, she had a "bad feeling" - and had crept into his bed and tied his legs to her own with string while he slept.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
Despite her $194,000 salary, Clarke’s Chase Sapphire credit-card balance had crept up to $15,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The stock surged 8.5% after the company said late Wednesday that it had grown more cautious on its outlook for demand, but that beer sales had crept higher during its fourth quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Still he stood, and stared, and remembered, until he felt the sun burning down on his bare feet and knew his shadow had crept behind him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
