How to Use creek in a Sentence

creek

noun
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  • The children waded in the creek.
  • The coast is dotted with tiny creeks.
  • The next day, with the match tied, Pak’s ball sat in the creek on the 18th hole.
    — Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2021
  • The search continued the next day along the trails and the creek.
    — Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The smell of sweet water and clean soil from the creek.
    — Marc McAndrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Along the banks of the creek was a large, concrete box.
    — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2021
  • The fact that much of the canal is now a dry creek bed doesn’t help.
    — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2021
  • See you in 2023, God willing, and the creek don’t rise.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • To the squawk in the bird sanctuary and the burbling creek by the old mill.
    — Melena Ryzik Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • And the creek crossed by the trail is a great spot to hunt for fossils.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Overnight, the street in front of her home had become a creek.
    — Winston Choi-Schagrin Dave Sanders, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The water in the creek a block away skimmed the bottom of the footbridge.
    — Ann Patchett, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
  • With 7 pounds of max drag, this reel will take on the biggest brown in the creek.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The kids said the dog had run away from its owner and into the creek.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
  • But while Katie stayed gone, this girl turned up dead in a creek.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • And then something told me to get out of this truck and pop out of it and try to run to the creek.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • May 27 to the scene of a truck pumping water from a creek.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 8 June 2020
  • The air hangs heavy with the brackish smell of the tidal creek, and all seems normal for 4:30 a.m.
    — Eric Dusenbery, ajc, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The dog was perched above a cliff that drops about 100 feet into a creek.
    — oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Each of Britton’s home sites will back up to a green space and creek.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Fowlks was lying in the creek, cradling his right arm in his lap.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
  • At a dry stretch of the creek, Shafer got out and stood under the trees, where birds were singing.
    — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Most of the area's amenities lie on the west side of the creek, while dozens of houses are on the east side.
    — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020
  • They net fish at creek mouths to see how many are scarred by nets.
    — Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Ice jams formed around six cars that were trapped and became frozen in the creek.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Both trout and reds gather around the mouth of these creeks as the water falls.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Floodwaters from heavy rain overnight caused the creek to rise above the bridge.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • For decades, the nearby creek was a dumping ground for sewage.
    — Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Maintained trails crisscross the ponds and creeks on the property where guests can jump in for a cooling dip.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
  • Inline spinners like Rooster Tails are also among the best bass lures for creeks.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024

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