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

But Sora also cost massive compute run time, with OpenAI spending a reported $15 million a day to tickle a nonpaying public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Taiba said her niece uses them to "tickle us, and scratch her head and play guess who?"

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

It was such a joyful noise that it seemed to tickle.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin