touch on

Idioms  

1. Also, touch upon.

2. Mention briefly or casually in passing, as in He barely touched on the subject of immigration . [First half of 1600s]

3. Approach closely, verge on, as in This frenzy touched on clinical insanity . [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Okrent touches on Sondheim’s faltering efforts to complete his final musical, with David Ives, “Here We Are.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We felt Jensen touched on the key points being discussed by the investor community, with the updated backlog validating rather than raising current estimates,” Stifel analyst Ruben Roy wrote in a research note.

From Barron's

“Update” anchors Michael Che and Jost focused most of their attention on the Iran war this week, but they also touched on another event happening this weekend: the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times

So they often try to stay in touch on a more regular basis to build trust and rapport.

From MarketWatch

Made in 1941, it’s unlikely that it would have touched on such themes in the later years of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• acknowledge
• allude to
• bring up
• cite
• declare
• detail
• disclose
• discuss
• introduce
• name
• notice
• point out
• quote
• recount
• report
• reveal
• speak of
• specify
• suggest
• tell