Touch example sentences
Related (13): contact, feel, handle, grasp, stroke, caress, brush, tap, reach, tangible, tactile, touching, untouchable
"Touch" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- touch base
- touch and go
- touch on
- get in touch
- lose touch
- soft touch
- the touch of
- at the touch of a button
- touch wood
- touch a nerve
- keep in touch
- touch down
Examples by Level
A1
- Don't touch the hot stove.
- Can I touch your dog?
A2
- She was afraid to touch anything after she broke the vase.
- The teacher told the children to touch the different textures in the box.
B1
- His story about losing his job really did touch me in a way I wasn't expecting.
- I haven't been able to touch my old hobbies since everything fell apart.
B2
- The scandal threatened to touch even the highest levels of government, but somehow he escaped.
- There's something about the way she speaks that manages to touch people's hearts without trying.
C1
- What struck him most was how the tragedy had managed to touch every corner of the community, leaving no one untouched.
- The artist's ability to touch upon universal human experiences through such intimate imagery was what made her work resonate across cultures.
C2
- The memoir's power lay not in grand gestures but in its capacity to touch the reader with quiet, devastating moments of recognition.
- It was the kind of conversation that touch something essential in both of them — the sort you don't forget, even when you try.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- My kid keeps trying to touch everything at the grocery store and I'm exhausted.
- The dog won't let anyone touch her ears without growling.
💼 Workplace
- I need to touch base with the team about the deadline shift.
- The new policy doesn't really touch on what we discussed in the meeting.
📊 Business
- The merger will touch every department, so we need to communicate carefully.
- Our marketing campaign managed to touch a nerve with younger consumers.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- The sign says don't touch, but how else are you supposed to know if the fabric is good quality?
- I wanted to touch the leather jacket before deciding if it was worth the price.
✈️ Travel
- The hotel said we could touch down in Rome by evening if the flight was on time.
- Traveling with kids means they want to touch everything in every museum.
📚 Education
- The lesson will touch on climate change, but we'll go deeper next week.
- Students learn better when they can touch and manipulate objects instead of just reading about them.
❤️ Relationships
- He tried to touch her hand but she pulled away — that's when she knew it was over.
- The way he looked at her was enough to touch her in a way words never could.
📰 News / Politics
- The scandal threatens to touch the highest levels of the administration.
- The report will touch on allegations that have been circulating for months.
💻 Technology
- You can control the entire system at the touch of a button.
- The new interface lets you touch the screen to navigate instead of using a mouse.
📝 Formal Writing
- This analysis will touch upon the historical context necessary to understand the current situation.
- The regulations do not touch upon matters of personal privacy in the way advocates had hoped.