touching

Example Sentences

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With a space-based broadband network, Amazon Web Services customers can move data without ever touching a public internet.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In the days since the accusation became public, other women have come forward with allegations of misconduct, including claims of unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior, according to CNN and other outlets.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Seven games from winning their first Premier League in 22 years and within touching distance of the Champions League semi-final.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Death of the Last Cowhand” here is a touching poem by rancher Linda Hasselstrom memorializing the last days of a nonagenarian cowboy who literally died with his boots on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The vet assistant plopped him onto the scale and held her hands on either side of his shivering body without touching, trying to keep him in place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas