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Example Sentences
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The clock is ticking, and I’ve got a week to make things better.
From Literature
But being around them is a ticking time bomb.
Asian manufacturers started the year on a strong note, with factory activity ticking up in major exporters like Japan and South Korea, and business sentiment brightening.
There is little doubt, however, that the longer time ticks on, the less likely it is he will clinch the elusive 25th title he so dearly craves.
From BBC
West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and final T20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
