tickle

Example Sentences

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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

Which will give a lot of old parochial-school kids a tickle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Just a little something to tickle my fickle taste buds.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

She can pick up a single peanut with elegant precision, tickle a passing mouse, tap the shoulder of a dozing keeper.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate