How to Use creek in a Sentence

creek

noun

• The children waded in the creek.
• The coast is dotted with tiny creeks.
• If storms are spread out, rivers and creeks have time to recede when the rain stops.
  — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
• It is fed by a spring, stocked with bass and bluegill, and connected to a creek.
  — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
• The ground then gave way, sending him around 120 feet down into the creek.
  — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
• Witnesses heard a splash, saw the man in the creek, and then called 911.
  — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
• The night had brought booming thunder through a steady rain, swelling the rivers and creeks that ran through or just around the town.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
• Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
• Campers and hikers should get away from creeks and move to higher ground immediately!
  — AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
• Workers have installed three wooden bridges that cross over the creek, giving this short jaunt a whimsical feel.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
• Search dogs were called to the scene and found Pena Sola in a creek bed, officials said.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
• Rivers and creeks have fallen to historic lows, while water restrictions are in force across much of the country.
  — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
• The small robot sputtered around in a tiny, shallow creek, whereas the medium one was sent out in a Swiss stream.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
• Runoff is expected to flow into creeks and streams, causing river levels to rise and currents to speed up.
  — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
• New rules require hundreds of businesses to clean up runoff from large parking lots that pollutes creeks and beaches.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
• Two women who were on foot and trapped in a flooded creek were rescued, Fire Division Lt.
  — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
• The most popular involves a hippo escaping from a traveling circus and finding its way to a nearby creek.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
• Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
  — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Prolonged heavy rain will result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks and streams.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
• Flooding is possible along small streams and creeks, as well as in neighborhoods, low-lying areas, underpasses and on roadways with poor drainage.
  — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
• With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
  — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
• And nine Fort Hood soldiers died in 2016 when a rain-swollen creek swept their vehicle into rushing waters.
  — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
• Keister advised the crew to pull the bags from their packs and set them into the creek so the trout could gradually adjust to the temperature, like goldfish brought home from a county fair.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
• Flash flooding of small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as areas with poor drainage and low-lying areas, was possible.
  — Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
• Survivors described a wall of water that came down the creek, wiping out nearly every footbridge in the area and destroying campgrounds and vital infrastructure.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
• Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses is possible, as well as poor drainage and low-lying areas, the weather service said.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
• On streams and creeks, wood laydowns are prime locations to find oversized ’gills, as the branches attract baitfish and other forage, and the structure creates a soft spot on the downstream side of the laydown.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
• Some sewage was getting into the creek, and the group worked with ALCOSAN to address the problem.
  — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
• In their latest update, on Thursday, July 23, police shared a video of the team using drone services to scan the area, including nearby creeks.
  — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
• With soil already saturated and rivers and creeks at elevated level, the risk for weekend flooding is significantly increased.
  — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026