How to Use creek in a Sentence

creek

noun

• The children waded in the creek.
• The coast is dotted with tiny creeks.
• The smell of sweet water and clean soil from the creek.
  — Marc McAndrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020
• Adopted ducks will be dropped into the creek at Lake Atlanta Park.
  — Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2020
• Campbell Elementary is named for the creek, which is itself named for the point.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Sep. 2020
• Edghill urged residents in areas near the creek to remain vigilant.
  — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2020
• The demands from the HOAs are to restore the bridge back to its original design and cleanup the creek.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2020
• The family’s worry turned to dread on May 1 when family members and friends searched a nearby creek.
  — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• Another three landed on the banks of the creek after the derailment near Elmwood Place about 8 p.m.
  — Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2020
• On a patch of wetlands between the western state of Bavaria and the eastern state of Thuringia, the former border runs down the center of a small creek.
  — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
• Federal legislation protecting the creek was passed in 1996.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2020
• Clean-up measures are in place to remove any contaminants, which are expected to dissipate as the creek recedes; and a bypass pump is being used to lessen the impact, according to the release.
  — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Each of Britton’s home sites will back up to a green space and creek.
  — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Floodwaters from heavy rain overnight caused the creek to rise above the bridge.
  — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
• As the creek continued to surge, another section blew out, a few hundreds yards southeast.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• For the new study, the researchers conducted surveys at 13 tidal creeks in Elkhorn Slough, comparing historical rates of erosion and the otters’ population.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024