ticktock

Example Sentences

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From there, it’s a ticktock; you can picture the smooth Hollywood thriller this book might make.

From Seattle Times

Some of these problems relate to his ticktock of events during the confusing early months of the pandemic and his effort to accentuate the visionary qualities of main characters like Mecher and Dean.

From Washington Post

“The ticktock of the raid’s secret planning and execution is exhilarating, but Obama reflects on the cathartic euphoria of the aftermath,” Stokols says in his review.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a ghoulish sentiment, the kind of candid cynicism that one expects from a political ticktock like this.

From New York Times

The relentless ticktock of the rhythm does double duty: maintaining dramatic tension while dramatizing the character’s suppression of it.

From New York Times