tickled

Example Sentences

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"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

With the day-night conditions fuelling the theatre, Root, who was dropped on two, tickled Scott Boland for four to reach three figures in Australia at the 30th attempt.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The dragon tickled his ear with its tongue as he began to read.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville