tick-tock
Example Sentences
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A series of water color plates and tick-tock scenarios portray a future where people from Boyle Heights and beyond will mingle with new on-site residents, hospital staff and patients for shopping, outdoor dining and recreation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
On March 22, the New York Times published a lengthy and revealing tick-tock account of the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute Trump.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024
Ultimately, the researchers found that the tick-tock of the quasar clocks behaved just as Einstein’s relativity predicts.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023
The company is in a tick-tock release pattern of sorts with its popular 6-Series TV.
From The Verge ● Sep. 1, 2022
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, said the clock, as if it had been running perfectly all along.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
