ticklish

Example Sentences

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When Jack Leach is fit, England have a ticklish selection decision, unless they make good on Brendon McCullum's threat to play all four at the same time.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

The job drought is a ticklish problem for the ruling Communist Party, which is overseeing a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery worsened by a downturn in the property market.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Visuals are overrated, this intermittently ticklish thriller seems to insist.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

There’s a crooked face composed of peas, peppers and a lone olive atop the causa de pollo, a carefully layered mashed-potato cake stuffed with chicken salad, so creamy and ticklish.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

Instead of getting to know each other, becoming familiar with likes and dislikes, ticklish spots, pet peeves, Desdemona and Lefty tried to defamiliarize themselves with each other.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides