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Recent Examples of creak
Noun
What wakes him is the sound of Tamsin’s hunger pangs, her belly creaking like an oar.—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 Buffs still own the AFC East, but championship window may be slowly creaking to a close.—Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
As the jurors exited the courtroom, the only sound was the creak of the swinging gate.—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025 The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for creak
Jones was groaning, and the witness then heard the male subject, who was wearing a blue hooded track suit with his hood over his head, leaning over Jones.
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Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Sections of the home crowd groaned, but this was what Emery wanted.
The 2006 Cardinals slumped their way to an 83-win finish but squeaked into the postseason, then beat the Padres and Mets to advance to the World Series.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Spray it on a squeaking door hinge, drawer, or otherwise to make opening and closing it smoother and quieter.
Spend your days leaf peeping on a scenic drive, hiking to waterfalls tucked deep in the woods, strolling through quaint downtowns, and sitting down for dinner next to a crackling fireplace at the end of it all.
Her strong, confident country voice shone through immediately in her performance of this Judds song, with just enough rasp to really give it some edge.
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Andy Swift,
TVLine,
29 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, Manchis' heroic deed left the dog with damage to her vocal chords, and her bark has shifted into a low rasp, Zarate added to the outlet.
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