creep back
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- Old habits can easily creep back if you're not careful.
- He waited for an hour before he dared to creep back to the camp.
- As the night grew darker, a feeling of unease was creeping back.
- The cat, seeing the dog was gone, cautiously crept back to its food bowl.
- No matter how you try to suppress them, those memories will always creep back.
- I saw him try to creep back into the house without making a sound.
- The weeds I thought I had removed have started to creep back into the garden.
- A hint of a smile crept back onto her face as she remembered the joke.
- Doubt tends to creep back into his mind right before a major decision.
- After being sent to her room, the child quietly crept back downstairs to watch TV.