Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creaked
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Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026 -
When the shots went bad, fans groaned and tried to coax him on.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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In the end, the club squeaked by with a 1-0 win in the final game of the season, keeping its place in the top tier of La Liga.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
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If the puck squeaked through, Hall may have connected with Jackson Blake for a breakaway attempt, so some credit to Guhle is due.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Officers were interviewing her when the first reports of an active shooter crackled through the radio.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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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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“Creaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaked. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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