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 noted thousands of complaints by customers about "Joy-Con drift", with toggles stuck in one direction on the original version of the Switch, even when users were not touching them.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"We're talking about one, two-bedroom flats; the costs significantly more than £450,000 if you want to live within touching distance of central London where lots of us work."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

It felt like she had hugged me without touching me.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas