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How to use touch in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Touch means to make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. Example: “I touched his face softly.”

Examples of touch by meaning

verbTo make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.

  • I touched his face softly.

verbTo come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.

  • Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.

verbTo come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.

  • They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.

verbTo make physical contact with a thing.

  • Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?

verbTo physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.

  • If you touch her, I'll kill you.

verbTo make intimate physical contact with a person.

  • The man was arrested for touching a girl without her consent.

verbTo sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.

  • Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen.

verbTo have sexual intercourse with.

  • Tell me the truth, did you touch her?

More sentences with touch

  • That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.From the entry sting
  • Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.From the entry domain
  • You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.From the entry kick in
  • The girl said the man had tried to touch her special place.From the entry special
  • He usually enjoys a drop after dinner. She won’t touch a drop while she’s on duty.From the entry drop
  • Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.From the entry bum
  • Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.From the entry neat
  • I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.From the entry gentle
  • Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.From the entry construct
  • Don't touch the pie! It's piping hot, straight out of the oven.From the entry piping hot
  • I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.From the entry out of touch
  • Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?From the entry out of touch
  • Use a small brush to touch up the paint anywhere it is uneven.From the entry touch up
  • Touch base with your boss before you start work to make sure you understand the project.From the entry touch base
  • Humans are five-sensed beings, having touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell.From the entry sensed
  • The paint is still wet — don't touch it or it will smear.From the entry smear
  • I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.From the entry beguile
  • And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood.From the entry touch wood
  • Touch that weird rock over there, I dare you! —No way!From the entry no way
  • Be cautious talking about religion or politics, lest you touch off an argument.From the entry touch off
  • Don't even touch that pump handle — it's freezing cold and your skin might freeze against it.From the entry freezing cold
  • Don't touch that! God knows who else put their hands on that thing!From the entry God knows
  • I'm not reachable over the weekend, but I'll be in touch early in the week.From the entry in touch
  • I could sense it was touch and go whether I could get the lay.From the entry touch and go
  • I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates: I only see them at class reunions.From the entry schoolmate
  • The oil rig can be jacked up higher when the hydraulic legs touch the sea floor.From the entry jack up
  • The plane will touch down in Heathrow at about 2 o'clock.From the entry touch down
  • We'll wash it down with a garden hose and just a touch of soap.From the entry wash down
  • He said he would get in touch, but it's been over a week and not a sausage.From the entry not a sausage
  • The gourmet 'treat' glistened repellently. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot chopstick.From the entry repellently
  • Friends that I had lost touch with years ago suddenly found me again.From the entry lose touch
  • Steve was just wrecking shop on the track; no-one could touch him.From the entry wreck shop

Meaning of touch

  1. verb To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
  2. verb To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
  3. verb To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.

Full definition of touch

Questions about touch in a sentence

How do you use touch in a sentence?
Touch is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I touched his face softly.”
What is a short sentence with touch?
“I touched his face softly.”
What does touch mean?
Touch means to make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: touch (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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