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

Visuals are overrated, this intermittently ticklish thriller seems to insist.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

There’s a ticklish note of meta-pleasure to Blanchett’s performance: She may be playing the role of the conductor with impeccable poise, but so, of course, is Lydia herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Their tiny hands were ticklish at first, but the movements were soothing, and gentler than I could ever have imagined.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo