Example Sentences

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The Dutchman has been a central figure of a defence that has creaked all season.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

For every barge of returnees that has creaked into Juba, at least one more barge of their belongings has come with it.

From Time • Dec. 2, 2011

The construction industry has creaked to a virtual halt after a decade of overbuilding.

From Time Magazine Archive

Toward the world at large, the country has creaked open as slowly as an ill-oiled attic door.

From Time Magazine Archive

“He does not know that she whimpers,” says Johnson; “when a door has creaked for a fortnight together, you may observe—the master will scarcely give sixpence to get it oiled.”

From Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Morley, Henry