touching

Example Sentences

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Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

It can only be used for positional offside and not for subjective calls, those which require interpretation around whether a player has interfered with an opponent without touching the ball.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The conversation was wide-ranging, touching on just about every part of the business.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The actor shared a touching message to his two teenage daughters in an interview released on Netflix hours after his death, part of the docuseries ‘Famous Last Words.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

She moved closer, so their noses were almost touching.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis