- present participle of contact.
contacting
Example Sentences
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After months of contacting Meta, Instagram’s parent company, he said he got no meaningful response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We thank the researchers for contacting us and sharing their findings. We narrowed the permissions on Community sign-in tokens and revoked affected tokens and sessions,” the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A solicitor representing seven of the families affected by Lucy Letby's crimes has said responsibility for the delay in contacting the police "lies squarely" with hospital executives.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The EU wants children's accounts to remain private, with "risky settings" disabled by default and unknown users prevented from contacting minors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
There was no utility in that, just as there was no utility in barring all prisoners from contacting the outside world.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
