For long days now, a question had been creeping upward in her mind.

Carol's hand crept upward to the top of her head.

Did not wait for a reply, but crept upward, a step at a time.

Like a human fly, he crept upward in the darkness.

Property taxes began creeping upward in the 1990's, with an average annual increase of about 2.3 percent, according to the report.

Within a few years, the rolls of public hospitals are expected to start creeping upward again, for the first time since 1955.

He continued to watch as the sun crept upward.

It appears to be more of a novelty item, but the sales have crept upward.

Then it began to creep upward, a foot, a yard, ten yards.

That has not stopped people from feeling cheated when they see price tags creeping upward every month.