ticklish

Example Sentences

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Without Stokes being able to bowl, England's selection was destined to be ticklish.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

The job drought is a ticklish problem for the ruling Communist Party, which is overseeing a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery worsened by a downturn in the property market.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

There’s a crooked face composed of peas, peppers and a lone olive atop the causa de pollo, a carefully layered mashed-potato cake stuffed with chicken salad, so creamy and ticklish.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

“I threw the whole thing out. You don’t want that ticklish feeling.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

He sent shudders of annoyance scampering up ticklish spines, and everybody fled from him—everybody but the soldier in white, who had no choice.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller