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Meanings of creep into in English

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Usage of creep into in English
1
The Christian religion did not creep into the world in the dark.
Sermons on Various Important Subjects / Written Partly on Sundry...
2
However, uneasiness began to creep into Thompson's relationship with Cosby, she says.
NY Magazine
3
There shall no such compassionate worms as he creep into the Temple.
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
4
Flint was glad enough on reaching the inn to creep into bed.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
5
A dark foreboding began to creep into it from some undefined cause.
The Scalp Hunters
6
Something of gaiety and reckless abandon began to creep into his veins.
The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
7
For the first time, ugly doubts began to creep into her heart.
Mary Louise
8
Dusk was deepening, evening chill was beginning to creep into the air.
A Daughter of the Land
9
Tallente permitted a slight note of scorn to creep into his tone.
Nobody's Man
10
Another moment, and a man was seen to creep into the tunnel.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
11
But by-and-by, another gleam of sunlight began to creep into her life.
For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary
12
My son does not even stir when we creep into his room.
Daughters of the Nile
13
When it rains, they creep into holes, or go under overhanging rocks.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
14
That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]
15
I... He squirmed under that dark gaze, saw contempt creep into it.
Moonfall
16
A faint expression of interest began to creep into Harley's glance, and:
Tales of Chinatown
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Creep into through the time
Creep into across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common