touch on/upon
phrasal verb
touched on/upon; touching on/upon; touches on/upon
1
: to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly
The reports touched on many important points.
She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it.
2
: to come close to (something) : to almost be (something)
Her actions touched on treason.
Examples of touch on/upon in a Sentence
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Advertisement Numerous projects touch on issues involving coastal protection and access, climate change and sea-level rise, and public safety and transportation.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Then, after Smith put the Dodgers in front in the top of the 10th, Feyereisen induced a game-ending double-play for just his fifth career save, putting a climatic final touch on Monday’s rollicking one-night script.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
To the dismay of DAF critics, the IRS proposal doesn’t touch on whether donors should be required to pay out of their funds within a certain time frame to receive immediate tax breaks.
—Stephanie Beasley, Fortune, 8 May 2024
This scene redolent of All About Eve reveals anxieties that all of Swift's love songs rarely touch upon.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Taylor Wilson: Zach, did this hearing touch on any solutions to this problem of anti-Semitism on campus?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
While a lot of fans and pundits have locked onto pass rusher and wide receiver as the need picks at No. 33, if someone like Duke’s Graham Barton or Clemson’s Nate Wiggins falls to the second round, the Panthers could look to touch on center (or tackle) or cornerback earlier than expected.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
His harmonic intelligence was profound; his touch on the keys was exquisitely sensitive.
—James Kaplan, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024
Low’s sound is solemn, sometimes glacial, with elliptical lyrics that often touch on questions of faith.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Then, after Smith put the Dodgers in front in the top of the 10th, Feyereisen induced a game-ending double-play for just his fifth career save, putting a climatic final touch on Monday’s rollicking one-night script.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
To the dismay of DAF critics, the IRS proposal doesn’t touch on whether donors should be required to pay out of their funds within a certain time frame to receive immediate tax breaks.
—Stephanie Beasley, Fortune, 8 May 2024
This scene redolent of All About Eve reveals anxieties that all of Swift's love songs rarely touch upon.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Taylor Wilson: Zach, did this hearing touch on any solutions to this problem of anti-Semitism on campus?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
While a lot of fans and pundits have locked onto pass rusher and wide receiver as the need picks at No. 33, if someone like Duke’s Graham Barton or Clemson’s Nate Wiggins falls to the second round, the Panthers could look to touch on center (or tackle) or cornerback earlier than expected.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
His harmonic intelligence was profound; his touch on the keys was exquisitely sensitive.
—James Kaplan, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024
Low’s sound is solemn, sometimes glacial, with elliptical lyrics that often touch on questions of faith.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
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