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
  • Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Even where flooding is not expected, area rivers, streams, and creeks will run high.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rocks and boulders in and along creeks will often be slippery from years of erosion.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The ground then gave way, sending him around 120 feet down into the creek.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The hardwoods are only 40 yards wide and connect a swamp and a creek.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 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
  • The trailhead was twenty minutes up a rutted jeep track, through a creek and a pine forest.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the mile-wide oil field known as the Bayou, an oily sheen glistened on creeks and long streaks of salt scarred the land.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Excessive runoff could flood rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying, flood-prone areas.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
  • Also, watch for standing water and lingering flooding near creeks and streams.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 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
  • This summer, her 3-year-old son, Lewis, watched TV and played in the creek behind the house.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 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
  • Several rivers, creeks and streams are forecast to rise, or are already in minor to moderate flood stage.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This could lead to flooding of creeks, streams and low-lying areas, especially where heavy rain persists.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One time a few years back, Perez dropped the hammer and battered a big hole in a frozen creek near a cornfield, then hung a tree stand on the east side of it.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Two women who were on foot and trapped in a flooded creek were rescued, Fire Division Lt.
    — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In terms of rainfall, over 1 inch of rain is possible, with periods of heavy rain that may cause flash flooding and rises in rivers, creeks, and streams.
    — Jonathan Myers, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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