touching

Example Sentences

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"Loved ones are throwing themselves at the bodies, touching the corpses... while organising mourning rituals bringing together loads of people", Jean Marie Ezadri, a civil society leader in Ituri, told AFP last week.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Health experts warn that touching the body of someone who died from Ebola can spread the virus because bodily fluids remain highly infectious after death.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Both are sure they know what they are touching.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The 10-year JGB yield rises 7.5 bps to 2.775% after earlier touching 2.800%, its highest since October 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They flew in a tight knot, their wings almost touching, and their speed was staggering.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell