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Meanings of light touch in English

Spanish
pincelada

Momentary contact.

pincelada
Usage of light touch in English
1
Her light touch on his arm was the very shackle of fate.
Up the Hill and Over
2
Bruggen brings out the fullness of Haydn's invention with a light touch.
The Irish Times
3
Releasing her hand, she stopped him with a light touch and said:
The Last Trail
4
It's a delightful film with a uniquely light touch, Simon Morris says.
Radio NZ
5
I jerked away, startled, expecting my light touch would arouse the occupant.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
6
My own handwriting has never been mistaken for having a light touch.
Man in the Middle
7
Mr Reid is not a man of subtlety or the light touch.
The Irish Times
8
Though he didn't skittishly dance away, he trembled at her light touch.
Wrangling the redhead
9
Otting is expected to favor a similar, light touch approach to financial rules.
Reuters
10
Another sector governed by light touch regulation; another mopping up exercise.
The Irish Times
11
He sensed her strong and immediate response to his light touch.
The Plains of Passage
12
The masterful Biswas has a light touch even in moments of great pain.
Reuters
13
The Surgeon was startled by a light touch on the arm.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
14
Then, there's the light touch of her record label XL Records.
The Irish Times
15
Viva felt the light touch of Rose's hand on her sleeve.
East of the sun
16
These could be whispering or other sounds, delicate hand movements, and light touch.
Radio NZ
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