touched

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, Young invited the audience to sing Happy Birthday to Sir David, who appeared touched and grateful as he waved to the crowd.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Their dispersal has touched off a global scramble to track down who went where and to contain an obscure form of rat-borne virus that rarely spreads between humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The 30-year note’s yield, meanwhile, has been hanging around the key 5% level lately, a level it hadn’t touched since last July.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Because, while handball before a goal is considered a factual decision, whether you think the ball touched the fingers in a case like this is very much subjective.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

If Wolf hadn’t warned him, he would have touched the corpse -and to touch the dead is to risk terrible danger.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver