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

By that point, Atkinson had forced Travis Head to chop on, Tongue was beneficiary of a leg-side tickle by Jake Weatherald and the same bowler found the edge of Marnus Labuschagne.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Just a little something to tickle my fickle taste buds.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

Strands of escaping hair tickle my cheek, and my jumpsuit lumps in spots.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera