How to Use creepy in a Sentence

creepy

adjective
  • There's something creepy about that guy.
  • But even these common creepy crawlies rarely show up in your poop.
    Casey Gueren, SELF, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Once night falls, creepy disturbances echo through the apartment, bringing the group's deepest fears to light.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • In other words: Just another day in the creepy town of Hawkins, Ind.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2021
  • From the creepy visuals and moodily lit scenes to the sight of a young woman gyrating on the hood of a car.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 28 July 2021
  • Doris and Alma went for a stroll to get out of the house and happened by a cemetery where a very creepy man began chasing them.
    Andrea Reiher, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021
  • It’s definitely creepy, and not just Kidman’s eyes, which seem to be doing all the acting for her face.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021
  • An expert is speaking out about the best place to store your luggage in order to avoid bringing creepy crawlers home after home rentals or hotel stays.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • When Beth finds a sketchbook of Owen’s designs, things get seriously creepy.
    Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Luna rocked a black and red creepy clown look, while Miles dressed up and dabbed as DJ Marshmello.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • My closet is filled with those epic fruit T-shirts: bananas shaped as creepy-freaky hands cupping boobs; a big pineapple in the center of the chest.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2021
  • In other stories a tour guide holds tourists hostage in a creepy cemetery and a teenager tries to find her mother, missing from their hotel in Cancun.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Are Selkies the ultimate realization of a creepy male fantasy?
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Unfortunately for the space crew, that particular spot of the universe has a bunch of creepy creatures seeking host vessels.
    Jolie Lash, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Michael Myers with his creepy eyes; Jason, Freddy, Pennywise.
    Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Some creepy motorcycle guys try to hit on the girls, and Bella toys with danger, possibly in an attempt to get Edward to re-notice her.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 July 2021
  • Immediately far-right commentators, trolls, and generally creepy men lashed out at the 24-year-old gymnast.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 29 July 2021
  • Marcello Hernández played a bottle of shampoo, kept behind lock and key to ward off shoplifters, and Bowen Yang played a creepy bus driver who makes toilet gin in the bus restroom.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Like the vulnerable woman in the 2005 swimming painting, the woman in the shower is in effect blinded and unable to return the gaze of her creepy admirer.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The whole place, the creepy lights on the side, everything.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • What makes these old-school pizzerias of the ‘80s so creepy?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • If this all sounds too creepy, there are ways to turn it off.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Here are some creepy-good events planned throughout the state, Oct. 29-31.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Here are some creepy-good events planned throughout the state, Oct. 28-31.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The creepy clown featured flaming red hair and a red foam nose.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The creepy crawler appears to be spinning a web that continues from the tail of the bat.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • At the same time, someone should point out that this is deeply creepy and tell him to knock it off.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • There are so many creepy doll movies out there already.
    Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Could these creepy dead stuffed birds be used as drones for the military?
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Drop In is the slightly less creepy way to access the Echo Show 15's camera.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2021

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