Example Sentences

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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

Big picture: The U.S. economy is barely producing any new jobs, and even though layoffs remain surprisingly low, the unemployment rate has crept up to a four-year high of 4.4%.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

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

The mangy old lion has crept back into his den and is huddled in the corner, quivering.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen