creakier; creakiest
2
: showing signs of deterioration or decrepitude
a creaky old house
a creaky economy
Examples of creaky in a Sentence
The new governor promises to work to revive the state's creaky economy.
a computer system that is creaky with age
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The steering is a bit vague off-center, the creaky seats don’t hold you particularly well, and the traction and stability control systems intervene abruptly.
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Any square foot of New York real estate represents a zero-sum game: Every park could be another skyscraper, every plaza a parking lot, and every squat and creaky old building is preventing its patch of land from serving a broader purpose.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 June 2025
But June and Serena have lived most of the last few years in the same creaky house.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Haliburton can conclude a hero’s tale, not just with his litany of game-winning daggers but by helping the Pacers notch their final two wins on a creaky calf.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Any square foot of New York real estate represents a zero-sum game: Every park could be another skyscraper, every plaza a parking lot, and every squat and creaky old building is preventing its patch of land from serving a broader purpose.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 June 2025
But June and Serena have lived most of the last few years in the same creaky house.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Haliburton can conclude a hero’s tale, not just with his litany of game-winning daggers but by helping the Pacers notch their final two wins on a creaky calf.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for creaky
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“Creaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creaky. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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