Over recent years, plague has steadily expanded, creeping eastward into areas where cases have never been reported.

By Late Cambrian, the shoreline had once again crept eastward, resulting in clearer water that was probably 100 to 200 feet (30 to 60 m) deep.

As the wave of Russian settlement crept ever eastward, agricultural success became less and less guaranteed.

Now the train began to creep eastward.

The Byzantines had slowly been creeping eastward towards Armenia in the final decade of the tenth century.

Dragon Two still towered over the wall and Gerswin, seemingly taller than either as it crept eastward.

Memphis crept eastward, the races running from each other.

She gestured at the shadows that crept eastward across the undulating Korrush.

Titek relocated his seat as the shadow of the tree crept eastward.

But the district now encompasses some San Francisco suburbs, which are creeping eastward as people seek affordable housing.