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

What keeps Sandy from jumping turns out to be one of Row’s cleverest, most ticklish plot devices.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023

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

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

She tries to laugh, but instead of laughter, she feels ticklish wings unfolding like a fan at the base of her throat.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez