Examples of “creep” in a Sentence

verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.

• The cat crept slowly toward the bird, keeping low to the ground.
• She crept down the stairs so as not to wake anyone.
• Ivy had crept up the entire side of the old house.

verb To change or increase very gradually, often in an unwelcome way.

• Doubt began to creep into his mind as the deadline approached.
• Prices tend to creep up whenever the holidays get closer.
• Costs have been creeping up all year.

noun An unpleasant or unsettling person, especially one who behaves in a sexually inappropriate way.

• Nobody liked sitting near him because he was such a creep.
• The creep kept following her around the shop and staring at her.
• She blocked him after he turned out to be a total creep.