tickle

Example Sentences

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Then she shares a delightful, fact-based piece of trivia like, “Hey, did you know that rats giggle when you tickle them?”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

A whiff of lemongrass and wet soil tickle the nose in Palli Fleischer Lyberth's vertical farm in Sisimiut, the second-largest town in the Danish autonomous territory.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

He appeared immovable, but the leg-side tickle off Woakes altered the momentum once more.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Luther’s practice is exclusively for women and nonbinary clients, a boundary she set after a male client ignored her consent forms and asked her to tickle his feet during a session.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

A giraffe stretched his long neck out over the heads of the other animals and let a little boy in a sailor-suit tickle its nose.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers