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

Just a little something to tickle my fickle taste buds.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Marly felt a tickle of shame about bragging to make Joe feel bad—but she hoped Joe felt a tickle of shame, too, for leaving her behind.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen