ticklish

Example Sentences

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How England get him to that point is ticklish.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

And it could eventually lead to profound changes throughout corporate America, even as it eases some ticklish problems for the big index fund companies.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 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

Their job was to ask questions, to give the Hot Seat its heat: ticklish questions, embarrassing questions, nosy questions.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli