touched
Example Sentences
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Mortgage rates as surveyed by Freddie Mac touched 7% in January 2025, but haven’t stayed above that level for an extended period since the second half of 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I think the family tax, the family farm imposition, was a mistake," the former Labour minister said, adding it "touched a nerve".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The benchmark 10-year Treasury briefly yield touched the crucial 5% threshold on Monday, with oil prices marching higher, jitters about artificial intelligence growing and investors looking elsewhere for safety.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Or you could envelop yourself in Richard Kelly’s moody “Donnie Darko,” a teen drama touched by metaphysical doominess in which plane engines fall from the sky and death wears a rabbit costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
No—Jonah went over and touched it—it was still solid rock.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
