Example Sentences

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By Sunday, average petrol prices had ticked up by 4.68p to 137.51p a litre, while diesel had increased by 8.59p to 150.97p, the RAC motoring organisation said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Only 11 seconds had ticked off the game clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

By December 2023, those numbers had ticked up to 6 percent and 4 percent, respectively.

From Slate • May 5, 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; by Thursday it had ticked up to 10.1.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Her eyes had ticked right when she mentioned it.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin