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

Still, his clever use of ultra-ultra-slow-motion does allow us to experience the ticklish temporal frisson of being the Flash, of moving so swiftly that a split second can stretch out to a leisurely minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

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

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

It was simple if ticklish work, and Penelope mastered it quickly.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood