touching
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Synonyms & Antonyms for touching
Synonyms: Adjective
abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous, flanking, flush, fringing, joining, juxtaposed, neighboring, skirting, verging
Synonyms: Preposition
about, apropos, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, toward (or towards)
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of touching in a Sentence
Adjective
touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy a touching movie about two lost animals who try to find their way homePreposition
there has been an objection touching the last of the proposed new bylaws
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The touching photo has drawn the attention of thousands, quickly garnering over 46,000 reactions, 4,000 comments and 29,000 shares since Burge shared it on the Beckett Strong updates page. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Mom Shares Heartbreaking Photo of Son to Show How Childhood Cancer 'Affects the Entire Family'," 9 Sep. 2019 Neither was in attendance, but that didn’t make the moment any less touching and significant. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Bruce Bochy receives high praise from Vin Scully, Sandy Koufax," 6 Sep. 2019 Of course, this just makes Kodi's performance last night that much more special and touching. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "A Clever 'AGT' Fan Noticed a Truly Amazing Detail About Kodi Lee’s Semifinals Performance," 4 Sep. 2019 Not as creative as hundreds of fans got in the wake of the tragedy, but a touching gesture nonetheless. — Jeremy Henderson, al, "Auburn Gameday: Complete fan guide for Auburn vs Oregon," 30 Aug. 2019 There's even video evidence of her touching Miley's hair right before Miley puts her arm around her. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "Kaitlynn Carter Attended the VMAs with Miley Cyrus," 26 Aug. 2019 Wilder romanticizes what could be a hard life and turns it into a life of hope, celebration, and simple pleasures, which is very touching. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls Wilder," 24 Aug. 2019 In June, Behati shared a touching tribute to her husband, praising him for being such a great dad. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Adam Levine’s Wife Gets Real About Motherhood in a Rare Photo of Their Daughters," 18 Aug. 2019 Former President Barack Obama has shared a touching tribute to Toni Morrison. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "Barack Obama Pays Tribute To 'National Treasure' Toni Morrison: 'Her Stories—Our Stories—Will Always Be With Us'," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'touching.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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