How to Use squeak in a Sentence

squeak

1 of 2 verb
  • The wheel squeaks when it turns.
  • I could hear the mouse squeaking.
  • My shoes squeak when I walk.
  • She squeaked when I pinched her.
  • He squeaked into office by fewer than 2,000 votes.
  • One of them just happened to squeak through.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The camp may have squeaked by this summer, but what about next year?
    — Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The glitzy bath toy made a big splash, but just couldn't squeak through to next week.
    — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Chances are that young puppies won’t have enough jaw strength to squeak it on their own.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Which gives him an outside shot to squeak into a late-round pick.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 23 July 2021
  • The wood slats are designed with noise-free foam to avoid squeaking sounds.
    — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Some gentle orchard and bush fruit notes try to squeak in but are brushed aside.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The markers squeak across the whiteboard.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The squeezing toys will not squeak, so users with autism will not be disturbed by them.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Jared Wright fired off the rush, squeaking a shot through Saros.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Beshear squeaked out a win with roughly 5,000 votes.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The translation squeaks and spooks with imagery of haunts and death.
    — Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • With her assurances, the bill squeaked by with 42 votes.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • From down the hall, sneakers squeaked from the floor of the gym as kids played basketball.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Out of the box, the hinge squeaks and creaks, which doesn't inspire confidence.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Their goal wasn’t to be an average team or squeak into the playoffs.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 8 May 2020
  • Kyle Tucker reached base on a chopper that squeaked through the infield.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The cost is far higher than what voters were told, which enabled the measure to squeak by.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Other reviewers said that the rollers squeak slightly when rolling on skin, though.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The Cowboys, at least, were able to squeak out a win last week against Tulsa.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The curds were not only warm and farm-fresh but also fun to eat, squeaking with every bite.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Their sensible sneakers and sandals squeak against the linoleum floor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2021
  • Kyiv’s soldiers trudge about in sucking, ankle-deep mud that makes a squeaking sound with each step.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Wilson led off the inning with a single that squeaked by the second baseman.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The bird appears to enjoy the flight and can be heard squeaking from inside the cabin.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

squeak

2 of 2 noun
  • She gave out a squeak.
  • Her bottom lip dropped and a tiny squeak emerged.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how to silence the squeak.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Every old house has squeaks and groans, but this was a knock.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 July 2018
  • Someone can't stand squeaks and screws down the floor to try and stop them.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The cold also gave rise to a chorus of squeaks from the car’s top.
    — Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 21 Sep. 2017
  • There are at least no squeaks or creaks here, which is good, but the phone feels hollow.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2017
  • What gave rise to the idea of a perfect simple squeak-free bed frame?
    — David Hochman, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Reinstall the hinge pins once the wax has cooled and test the door for a squeak.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Are they bothered by the squeak of roller bag wheels and the hum of plane engines?
    — Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But yeah, there’s bed squeaks in there, there’s the kick [drum] pattern, things like that.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Teague picked up an errant piece of trash, then tugged on the door frame to find the source of a squeak.
    — Arkansas Online, 31 July 2022
  • The squeak of sneakers against the court suddenly went silent.
    — Brian Heyman, Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2017
  • That means spotting and squashing any squeak or rattle from the roof’s many parts.
    — Alex Davies, WIRED, 9 May 2018
  • Sundae now sprawls out on Mia's bed and has her squeak toys around the blanket.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
  • But some of the insights from the study could help to design squeak-free shoes in the future.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But some of the insights from the study could help to design squeak-free shoes in the future.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • My passing would trigger a chorus of squeaks and chirps from the nestbox.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
  • Nothing kills the mood like the insistent squeak of a noisy mattress.
    — Megan Griffith, Health, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Then slowly walk around the entire room while listening for any squeaks.
    — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Could the squeaks be personalized, tuned so that each player had his or her own sound?
    — John Branch, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2017
  • Hazel is ready to give in to the water when Zelda squeak-squeaks at her and points her to a door.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The throaty squeaks of terror could easily be heard from 20 feet away.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The only sound, aside from the squeak and clank of the suspension, is the backup alert.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Known for their squeaks, rubber duckies have been a childhood bath-time staple for years.
    — Fox News, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Nuthatches sound like a squeak toy, for instance, and chickadees have a plaintive call.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Slowly walk around the entire room, listening for any squeaks.
    — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Every squeak of a player’s shoe, call-out of a pick or request for the ball echoes throughout the gym.
    — Chris Chase, For The Win, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Colbert said in response to a series of squeaks breaking the celeb love affair news to him.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The child made the toy squeak, but also figured out several other things about it.
    — Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2012

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