touch
verb (used with object)
to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.
have touched
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present perfectof touch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We want to hear how Jackie and her eagle family have touched you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Reams of documents, emails, photos and videos have touched almost every corridor of global power, including finance, government, the media, arts, sports, academia and the vast stomping grounds of billionaire leisure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Already, curtains of rain, dark skies, and raging seas have touched Cuba.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
No allegations have touched Sheinbaum, a scientist and longtime academic known for her austere lifestyle and serious demeanor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
If I had wanted to, I could have touched one, even picked one up.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
