Example Sentences

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Plus, interest rates have crept higher External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

An upbeat second-quarter earnings report from Oracle wasn’t enough to shake off the artificial-intelligence jitters that have crept into the stock.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

That market has largely failed to pick up even as mortgage rates have crept lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

"Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time," Haigh said.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

I had wanted to make him jealous of me, and my secret feelings must have crept into my voice, just as his had crept into that loony smile.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg