has crept
- present perfect of creep (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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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
Unemployment has crept up from 4.4% a year ago, and a multidecade low of 3.6% in the summer of 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Being ruthless is not a problem Chelsea have encountered often in recent years, but it has crept in this term.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Something malicious and alive, an indicator of a deeper rot, has crept into your space while you weren’t paying attention, your pest-wary hindbrain yells.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
If the fire has crept in behind us and ignited the gas, then we’re cut off.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
