How to Use tick in a Sentence

tick

1 of 2 noun

• The ball kissed off the glass and paused on the rim for a tick before falling in.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
• The pressure was heightened as the clock ticks down on 2023.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• In terms of ticks, deer ticks are the biggest threat throughout the US.
  — Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• Why is yawning contagious?:Here are all the facts about your tired tick.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2022
• With 15 ticks left, Mackenzie Watkins tried a three that was missed.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2024
• But as the album ticks and hums along, the songs that linger are the ones that break away from standard Latin trap.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• The icon turns into a blue tick when the video is downloaded.
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
• Weighing in at a tick less than 3 pounds, this is a very light 16-inch laptop.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
• As the clock ticks past 9 a.m., the autumn sun casts a warm glow on designer Nia Thomas.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
• One of the stranger consequences has been the early emergence of ticks.
  — Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
• That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth.
  — Kai McNamee, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
• Once a user pays, the blue tick appears next to an account’s name.
  — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
• As the years to pay off the mortgage tick down, happiness levels go up.
  — Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• For those keeping track, that’s 51 ticks lower than the Prius Prime received.
  — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Compared with a year ago, core prices rose 5.6%, down just a tick from December’s 5.7%.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Pull the tick out with the tweezers, applying even pressure.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
• Soon, the pitter-patter of tiny tick feet will be coming to the insectary.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• The non-greasy bug spray works to protect against mosquitoes, ticks, gnats, flies, and chiggers.
  — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
• But new research has found that more people in the US have another tick to watch out for, too: 'soft' bat ticks.
  — Leah Groth, Health.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• The more ticks, the more information, the more precision.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
• But these ticks might be migrating to the Midwest and Northeast due to climate change.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 May 2023
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease spread by ticks to humans and dogs.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
• But that alone won’t be enough, especially as AI use ticks up.
  — Naureen S. Malik, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2024
• The clock ticks toward tragedy once the couple weds, propelled by a score from Konstantine Lortkipanidze.
  — Rebecca Ritzel, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• Your goal is to remove the entire tick, including the mouthparts.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 2 Aug. 2023
• But the velocity has been down a tick (to 94.5 mph on average) and he’s struggled to trust it.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
• The most obvious sign is often the rash, as well as any noticeable tick bites.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 19 Dec. 2023
• Core prices were up 3.9% from a year earlier, down a tick from November’s 4% year-over year gain.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
• Dogs that spend time in wooded habitats could have ticks that infect them, and the ticks could also spread the disease to humans.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
• Forecasters will continue to update the cloud cover forecasts, as the countdown ticks closer to the solar eclipse.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024

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tick

2 of 2 verb

• Tick the box next to your choice.
• I could hear the clock tick.
• His old heart is still ticking.
• Over the next few months, the project ticks slowly forward.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• Their home run rate has gone down and their strikeout rate has ticked up.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
• The pace slowed, but has ticked up at the start of September, with seven killed in the first four days.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• School leaders have since been working against a ticking clock to save the school.
  — Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 7 Apr. 2023
• The clock is ticking, and for those lagging, catching up might soon be a Sisyphean task.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
• Whether Scott makes moves in this debate or later, the time is ticking.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• Core wholesale prices ticked up 0.2% last month, down from 0.3% in July.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• And with the clock already ticking, your smartest move is to look to the gift-giving guiding light of Oprah for the best finds and deals of the season.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
• The total has since ticked up slightly, but there were still only 52 last month.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• But find the right site that ticks all of the boxes and that will play a pivotal role in the entire brand's success story.
  — Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• And in some jurisdictions, there are a lot of boxes to tick.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• As the length of the war on Hamas, and the hostages’ captivity, ticked to 100 days, some of the former captives have been free longer than they were held.
  — Bianna Golodryga, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• And the clock is ticking, with year-end bonuses and equity grants on the horizon.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• Sales on Black Friday ticked up 7.5 percent to a record $9.8 billion.
  — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Inflation ticked higher in July for the first time in 13 months as rent climbed.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• Either way, Ukraine is on the verge of ticking one of the last weapons off its wish list of American support.
  — Mathias Hammer, Time, 20 Sep. 2023
• Meanwhile, the clock is ticking, and she is not yet headed homeward.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
• Bold while also being playful and light, red just ticks all the boxes.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
• The dessert and digestif tops off the savory feast and keeps the party ticking further into the night.
  — Nicola Blaque, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• This method can help quickly tick up your credit score, but there are some drawbacks.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
• Ticket prices for sporting events ticked up last month, but the rise came after three straight months of declines.
  — Brian Cheung, NBC News, 12 July 2023
• The dollar rose against most of its major peers, while US stock futures ticked lower.
  — Richard Henderson, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
• That sounds pretty dire, with the clock ticking quickly toward that date.
  — Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 May 2023
• The rate of homelessness in Utah, meanwhile, has continued to tick up.
  — Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• While jobs were up, so too was the unemployment rate, which ticked up a modest 0.3% from July to 3.8%.
  — Christopher Decker, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
• In a rare interview, Ms. O’Donnell, who moved to Florida to attend law school, ticked through the hurdles her 2008 campaign had faced.
  — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• The number of homes sold in Ada and Canyon counties has also ticked upward as the spring buying season gets underway.
  — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024