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

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

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

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli