Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creaked
Verb
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Audience members groaned at the pun.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
17 Dec. 2025 -
One of the inmates reported Gondor approached her bunk, rubbed her foot with the crotch of his pants, and groaned.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Miami squeaked into the postseason after a long and protracted battle — with a public relations nudge from the ACC — to leap past Notre Dame.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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Beshear squeaked out a win with roughly 5,000 votes.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.—
Angus MacKenzie,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Creaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaked. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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