tick

Example Sentences

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It means that chatbots will try to collect information from sources that tick the correct boxes.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

The days, which tick off ominously, will be filled with dread and macabre in-laws; it’s hard to say what’s worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Manufacturing activity continued to tick up in March, according to several business surveys released this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

While gas prices have started to tick higher at the pump, the increase in oil prices has yet to meaningfully impact corporate margins and consumer prices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

I dig through countless beat-up folders and old notebooks, searching for anything that might tick.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston