Sentence examples for were ticked from inspiring English sources

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were ticked

verb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.

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Most of the privacy boxes were ticked.

Five fairly straightforward campaign promises were ticked off quickly.

"We were ticked," said Nancy Reynolds, an old family friend.

But boy, some people were ticked off and didn't want their expectations defied".

Cicadas, crickets, whatever they were, ticked way out in the desert dark.

People were ticked off at first, but he's handled it with a graceful hand".

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They're ticked on.

"That box is ticked.

"I'm ticked off, the community is ticked off".

The final boxes have to be ticked".

The time was ticking.

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