How to Use creep out in a Sentence

creep out

verb
  • Its large, thorny stems creep out from the base of the plant to form a thicket.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Early in the second quarter, the sun creeped out.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Quaid told Fox News Digital his role in the serial killer series creeped out his wife.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What to read next Mars Mars is finally creeping out of the sun's glow after hiding there since last August.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • Denizens of Baltimore howled when their beloved Colts crept out of town under cover of darkness in 1984.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • It Real Bracelet We may be creeped out by living spiders, but faux arachnids certainly make for gorgeous jewelry.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Even the cheerful, bright yellow winter aconite (Eranthus hyemalis) that have crept out into the lawn have popped open a few of their cheerful yellow blooms just a few inches above the frozen soil.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • New research suggests that feeling creeped out in a basement, old building, or other unsettling place may be due to very low-frequency sound — not paranormal activity.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • When Lo learns that Carrie is having an affair with Richard, she’s creeped out by him choosing a woman who looks like a younger, healthier version of Anne.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Waymo robotaxis are getting ready to carry people around San Antonio, but their rollout has drawn concern from some residents who are creeped out by the cars loitering in their neighborhoods.
    — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This one's for the Zoomers, as the uncanny motion-capture animation of Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express creeped out many older audience members.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

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