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.
has crept
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present perfectof creep (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has crept its way into dinner-table fodder at Ellina, where patrons wolf down $89 steaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Until recently its central bank's interest rate was zero, but that has crept up to help combat rising inflation.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the strikes threatened to undermine peace efforts and the uncertainty has crept into oil markets to start the week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Healthcare unemployment has crept up since touching an all-time low in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
Marie-Laure has crept so close to her great-uncle’s doorway that she can touch the door frame.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
