Get to know Ticked better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Ticked in a sentence
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Ticked meaning
- Ticked off; annoyed.
- flecked, multicolored
Using Ticked
- The main meaning on this page is: Ticked off; annoyed. | flecked, multicolored
- In the example corpus, ticked often appears in combinations such as: ticked up, ticked off, ticked down.
Context around Ticked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ticked
- In this selection, "ticked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clock, days, prices, down, off and irrespective stand out and add context to how "ticked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include he ticked off the and air yards ticked up drastically. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ticked" sits close to words such as alyssa, antibiotic and apostles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ticked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cousins’ air yards ticked up drastically. (6 words)
Gold prices ticked up today, Jan. (6 words)
He ticked off the stages of operations that would involve. (10 words)
Eagle, though, slid through another breakup, this one of the types that came with increased risk of dynamic flooding due to a tardy spring that locked the landscape in winter cold as the days ticked on. (36 words)
APVoteCast, an extensive national survey of the electorate, also found that support for Republican candidates ticked up slightly among Black voters during last year’s elections, even though those voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats. (33 words)
But down by seven and with two timeouts, the Ravens showed a curious lack of urgency as the offense continued to huddle even as the clock ticked down. (28 words)
He ticked off the questions that state officials will ask: Is there local support for the project? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
After declining for three months, American consumer confidence ticked up in November as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.
All of these boxes have to be ticked, irrespective of our ideology.
APVoteCast, an extensive national survey of the electorate, also found that support for Republican candidates ticked up slightly among Black voters during last year’s elections, even though those voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats.
As the clock ticked down at Crehan Park, it always felt like one moment would decide Sunday's Premier League preliminary final.
As the final seconds of the first period ticked off, Gophers and Buckeyes players traded pushes and shoves.
As the final seconds ticked down, Jaylen Brown – who led the Celtics with 27 points – threw his towel down in frustration.
Business conditions ticked lower to 17, down from 18 prior and shy of the forecast of 21 points.
But down by seven and with two timeouts, the Ravens showed a curious lack of urgency as the offense continued to huddle even as the clock ticked down.
But when the final second ticked off the clock at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, he couldn’t contain his excitement.
Cousins’ air yards ticked up drastically.
Eagle, though, slid through another breakup, this one of the types that came with increased risk of dynamic flooding due to a tardy spring that locked the landscape in winter cold as the days ticked on.
Enrollment has since ticked up slightly, but it remains much lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Food prices ticked down 0.1 percent and energy prices increased 0.6 percent.
Gold prices ticked up today, Jan.
Hanover Township, which includes Streamwood and parts of Bartlett and Elgin, saw an even bigger rise in residential values, while combined non-residential assessments ticked down.
Heastie hasn’t said exactly how we “disrespected” him or what ticked him off.
He’d heard about their interest at the start of January but, as the days ticked by, wasn’t sure it would materialise.
He ticked off the questions that state officials will ask: Is there local support for the project?
He ticked off the stages of operations that would involve.
If you listened to Difficulty’s predecessor outlining his vision, he ticked the right boxes as far as managing debt and spurring growth is concerned.
Common combinations with ticked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ticked up 43×
- ticked off 36×
- ticked down 25×
- clock ticked 17×
- ticked by 11×
- be ticked 8×
- seconds ticked 8×
- minutes ticked 8×
- ticked away 8×
- ticked on 7×