How to Use creeper in a Sentence

creeper

noun
  • Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
    — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Blue star creeper forms a lush mat of deep green foliage that stands up to kids and pets.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Trumpet creeper can grow to 35 feet and blooms best in full sun.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The creepers are less than loveable but still clever enough to avoid the skin-burning ovens.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The creeper-style shoes were the biggest hint that this show was most suitable for the younger crowd.
    — Alice Tate, Marie Claire, 21 Feb. 2013
  • Virginia creeper is a native vine that will work as a ground cover.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
  • To be honest, creepers weren’t always at the top of my list of concerns.
    — Jenny Borts, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Wear ice creepers attached to boots to prevent slipping on clear ice.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • Wear creepers attached to boots to prevent slipping on clear ice. Carry a spud bar to check the ice while walking to new areas.
    — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The glaze sort of looks like hot pepper jelly, and as such, its heat is more of a creeper than a palate crusher.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The nature center is a great stop with live snakes, bugs and other crawly creepers inside.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • His most potent works dwell in the blue-black hues of the twelve hours per day when the bougainvillea and creepers are cloaked in dark.
    — The New York Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Trees are left to grow over and inside buildings, creepers tumble over rooftops and flaking walls.
    — Emily Ding, CNN, 21 May 2017
  • The style felt like a lighter take on the summer combat boot, while still holding the appeal of a creeper.
    — Maria Ward, Vogue, 17 July 2017
  • But his pointy creeper dress shoes by Berluti and messy bedhead helped make the fit feel cool and current.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Owls and a small songbird called the brown creeper are among those species that have disappeared, Lovio said.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Rihanna is making school cool with her newest take on the classic creeper style.
    — Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Ted slumped on to the sofa, his long legs bent, his feet in brothel creepers, his fingers drumming on the bones of his knees.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Something orange and gooey splatters on the wall and the creeper pushes the door open to find a smashed pumpkin on the floor.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • This purse-friendly perfume has a floral scent that's a mix of rangoon creeper, jasmine bud, and tuberose.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2021
  • Davie Park filled in some gaps in our list with such goodies as a brown creeper, pine warbler and hairy woodpecker.
    — Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Blue star creeper is an excellent lawn substitute for moist soils and looks great between pavers or as an edging plant.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Alan is the name of the neighborhood creeper, who seems to be fixated on Becka.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Corsican mint is an attractive creeper, good between paving stones or in the rock garden.
    — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2018
  • The brown creeper is one of five creeper species in the world, the only one in North America.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Scotch moss, Corsican mint, mondo grass and blue star creeper can all be walked on without a problem as well.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Birds like the Kauai akialoa, the Maui akepa, and the Molokai creeper which were unique to their locations.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The costumed creeper was charged with forcible touching and acting in a manner injurious to a child.
    — Fox News, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The Bronco's stick-shift is a seven-speed unit, with Ford referring to the first gear as a creeper gear.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023

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