Example Sentences

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Wonka has tickled the taste buds of critics with several glowing reviews, but some noted the character lacks the darker elements of previous versions.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Rather, there’s something about the music that has tickled many.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2022

Gohara’s fastball has tickled triple-digits and his swing-and-miss slider should make him an impact rookie as early as mid-May.

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2018

Otherwise, Stephen Frears’s entertaining Florence Foster Jenkins has tickled Globes voters into a best comedy/musical mention and nominations for Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and for Simon Helberg.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2016

It has obtained value received, has tickled and been tickled in return!

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper