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"Tick" in a Sentence (27 examples)
"Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid.
I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick.
I just can't work out what makes Tom tick.
I hear the buzz of a fan, the drip of the faucet, the hum of the fridge, the tick of the clock, the whoosh of cars passing by the house.
They went upstairs into the little room, where all looked just as it used to do. The old clock was going "tick, tick," and the hands pointed to the time of day, but as they passed through the door into the room they perceived that they were both grown up, and become a man and woman.
It's an involuntary tick, please disregard it.
It is so quiet one can hear the clock tick behind the wall.
It is so quiet you can hear the clock tick behind the wall.
What makes Tom tick?
Tom watched the hours tick by.
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Sucking up all you can / Sucking up all you can suck and suck / Working up under my patience like a little tick / Fat little parasite (parasite) / Suck me dry / My fruit is bruised and borrowed / You thieving bastards / You have turned my blood cold and bitter
The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
I'll be back in a tick.
Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
Kate's choice to don her pink suit again now, at the height of the Barbiecore trend, shows the royal really does have her finger on the pulse. That, paired with her statement belt and the fact pearls are having a real fashion moment (courtesy of the Met Gala) is three big ticks from us.
There are few birders who have not had stringy ticks on their lists at some stage.
A twitcher's list is very democratic. Each bird counts as one tick. There are no extra points for beauty or rarity. The humble sparrow counts just as much as a Wedge-tailed Eagle or a Paradise Parrot.
As 2020 ticked over into 2021, some 240 worksites were active on HS2's Phase 1 route between London and the West Midlands.
He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
I wonder what makes her tick.
Therefore you Preachers out vvith your ſvvords and ſtrike at the root; ſpeak againſt covetouſneſs, and cry out upon it. Stand not ticking and toying at the branches, nor at the boughs, for then there vvill be nevv boughs and branches ſpring again of them, but ſtrike at the root, […]
She had an old tick for mattress that she stuffed with dried moss.
When he had no funds he went on tick. When he could get no credit he went without, and was almost as happy.
Immediately he got any money he would pay his debt; if there was any over he would spend it; if there was not—and there seldom was—he would begin to go on tick again.
He paid his mother-in-law rent and, when the baker or the butcher or the grocer wouldn't let her have any more on tick, he paid the bills.
Tickhill, Tickham, Ticknock, Tickenhall Drive, Tickenhill Manor, Tickenhurst
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