How to Use creek in a Sentence

creek

noun

• The children waded in the creek.
• The coast is dotted with tiny creeks.
• If storms are spread out, rivers and creeks have time to recede when the rain stops.
  — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
• It is fed by a spring, stocked with bass and bluegill, and connected to a creek.
  — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
• Even where flooding is not expected, area rivers, streams, and creeks will run high.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
• Rocks and boulders in and along creeks will often be slippery from years of erosion.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
• The ground then gave way, sending him around 120 feet down into the creek.
  — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
• The hardwoods are only 40 yards wide and connect a swamp and a creek.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
• Witnesses heard a splash, saw the man in the creek, and then called 911.
  — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
• The night had brought booming thunder through a steady rain, swelling the rivers and creeks that ran through or just around the town.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
• Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
• Excessive runoff could flood rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying, flood-prone areas.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2026
• Campers and hikers should get away from creeks and move to higher ground immediately!
  — AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
• Workers have installed three wooden bridges that cross over the creek, giving this short jaunt a whimsical feel.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
• Search dogs were called to the scene and found Pena Sola in a creek bed, officials said.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
• Rivers and creeks have fallen to historic lows, while water restrictions are in force across much of the country.
  — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
• The small robot sputtered around in a tiny, shallow creek, whereas the medium one was sent out in a Swiss stream.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
• Runoff is expected to flow into creeks and streams, causing river levels to rise and currents to speed up.
  — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
• New rules require hundreds of businesses to clean up runoff from large parking lots that pollutes creeks and beaches.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
• Several rivers, creeks and streams are forecast to rise, or are already in minor to moderate flood stage.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
• Two women who were on foot and trapped in a flooded creek were rescued, Fire Division Lt.
  — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
• Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
• At 16 feet, flooding of low-lying undeveloped areas along the creek begins.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
• The most popular involves a hippo escaping from a traveling circus and finding its way to a nearby creek.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
• Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
  — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• In winter, several migratory duck species spend the season on its clear-flowing creeks and ponds, including beaver ponds.
  — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
• Prolonged heavy rain will result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks and streams.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
• Flooding is possible along small streams and creeks, as well as in neighborhoods, low-lying areas, underpasses and on roadways with poor drainage.
  — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
• With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
  — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
• And nine Fort Hood soldiers died in 2016 when a rain-swollen creek swept their vehicle into rushing waters.
  — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026