tickled

Example Sentences

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We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

At my age to be in the same space with you for the Grammys, I am so tickled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

"I think she'd be quite tickled by it, really."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

They would picnic in the park and the baby would roll in the grass and laugh when the blades tickled his feet.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng