creaky
Example Sentences
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There are creaky sections with various bits of percussion and tapped string overtones conveying an otherworldly Harry Partch-like texture, the sort of junkyard orchestra that inspired Tom Waits in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Experts say Venezuela's oil infrastructure is creaky after years of mismanagement and sanctions.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026
For many, the game that was fondly and famously described as “America’s national pastime” began to simply feel more like America’s past, a slow-moving, creaky relic of a bygone era.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Amanda, 62, said: "We're the fossils now and we want the chance to make some memories of our own before we get too creaky."
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
His voice was creaky, like the sound an old rocking chair made on a porch.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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