Example Sentences

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"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“I’m tickled that I could do something like that for someone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Yet we can’t help but be tickled by her initial message.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026

Miss Mortimer scooped the cat into her arms and tickled it behind the ears.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood