tic

Example Sentences

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Not because of anything dramatic, not because of some special flaw within you, but because you are guilty of the most common tic in how humans navigate existence—turning others into objects.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Once he realized Lindo and Jordan heard that offensive tic, he removed himself from the auditorium.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

"And then suddenly, boom, the tic will appear," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

His quirky but helpful tic: spelling out the words on the floor with his foot before answering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

He shrugged, and I couldn’t tell if it was a tic or if he was deliberately being evasive.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling