touch
verb (used with object)
to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.
had touched
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past perfectof touch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And Messi found himself with precious little to work with—in the first 15 minutes, he had touched the ball just once on the opening kickoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It had touched a record 18,209 earlier this month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Before its turnaround, the buck had touched its weakest level since early 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
So I kind of could see where Agatha had touched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
A.M. and P.M. had touched her, along with Otto and Sheed, and she’d been permanently unfrozen, free to chase her mirror monsters.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
