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

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

I’m the most ticklish person in the entire world.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy