Late at night, the kitchen clock tick-tocked while she sorted through old letters.

The rancher inspected the cattle ticks on the herd and set up a treatment plan.

After three helpings and several rounds of drinks, he was full as a tick.

Researchers found bat ticks in the cave where several bat colonies roosted.

I noticed a small tick box next to the question about dietary requirements.

With only five minutes left, the old hallway clock continued to tick down, its steady rhythm echoing against the lockers.

Every evening, she ticks off the chores she completed on her planner.

He felt embarrassed when his manager started ticking off his mistakes in front of everyone.

With only minutes left on the scoreboard, the seconds continued to tick away as the team pushed for a final goal.

I annotated the graph with tick marks to indicate every five units.