touching
Example Sentences
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She denies that getting close to the sharks and touching them causes harm: "Most of my work and what I share is respecting and observing from a distance," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Health workers need to be fully protected as the virus can spread from touching bodily fluids.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The world of football, to have responded so well to this show, has been truly a touching part of this experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
“A combination of touching aspiration and predictable demagogy implicit in an attitude of eternal intention.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It took a long time to look up Sawfallen Street in the index, flip to the proper page, and memorize directions without so much as touching her finger to the page.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
