tickle

Example Sentences

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen says the changes to Formula 1's rules amount to "a tickle" in terms of addressing his and other drivers' concerns about the new style of racing.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

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

I watched as his pupils seemed to shrink, and I felt a tickle in the back of my mind.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken