touching

Example Sentences

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Touching the camera’s metal body could cause frostbite, forcing her to use a stabilizing cushion to separate the camera from her body at all times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Touching the machine, she realised it was hot and, looking closer, she saw that part of it was on fire.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Touching on her family’s reliance on government assistance, Shanahan said that, although she had become “very wealthy later on in life,” she felt she could relate to Americans being “just one misfortune away from disaster.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Touching briefly on Paxton's affair, Buzbee framed the suspended attorney general as an imperfect man who had repented.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2023

Touching him is order and chaos, like being assembled and disassembled at the same time.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon