tickled

Example Sentences

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At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He was also tickled by the fact that “Frozen’s” Olaf not only exists in the reality of “Wonder Man,” but “for some reason, he is an icon in the dance clubs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Yet we can’t help but be tickled by her initial message.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026

"He went to open the curtain and the window was like really tiny, that really tickled me - it was like a prison cell," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

This idea tickled Jo’s fancy and put her in good spirits, but Meg didn’t brighten, for her burden, consisting of four spoiled children, seemed heavier than ever.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott