Example Sentences

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When I ask my son if he wants to be tickled, I will tickle everywhere but his genitalia, and I will stop when he pulls away or says no.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2020

Nicolas Cage voices Superman, which will tickle his fans and devotees of ’90s failed-pop-culture lore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2018

This will tickle local readers, and it comes across in language hilarious enough to keep strangers interested, too.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2017

The misprint evokes the kind of toilet humor that will tickle kids.

From Washington Post

The Parsee has put the cake-crumbs into the skin, and he is smiling to think how they will tickle Strorks when Strorks puts it on again.

From Just So Stories by Kipling, Rudyard