How to Use untouched in a Sentence

untouched

adjective
  • The piano was untouched for years.
  • He left his food untouched.
  • The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched.
  • The original agreement remains untouched.
  • Dobbs dropped the snap on the next play and still ran untouched into the end zone.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Dalley went untouched to the net and scored the Chargers’ sixth goal of the night.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • The boys’ parents’ home in the north of the county was untouched by the storm, Lutz said.
    Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
  • To choose my beats, Sara sent me a link to a Web page that looked untouched since 1995.
    Matthew Schnipper, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023
  • If weeds rise above the turf, raise the mower deck to cut the weeds, leaving the grass untouched.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
  • The project is leaving much of the wildlife area untouched and preserving half of the 62 saguaros.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023
  • Bat colonies then must remain untouched until the pups are weaned and able to fly in the fall.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
  • No Gothic trope is left untouched, and the film is all the better for it.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Like Grant, Byrd had the ball in his hands at midfield with a full head of steam and raced untouched to the end zone.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • At the same time, Kalan would like to keep as much of the desert untouched as possible.
    Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • No room is left untouched by Nat’s art, which spills out onto the carport, the fence and the yard.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Africa is a very untouched place for reggae, which is a genre that sings to Africa.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Why do some trees burn in a fire and others seem untouched?
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Is anything in our lives untouched by the push and pull of these models?
    Carmen Maria MacHado, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • The pride flag that was burned had been placed on the wire fence along with a Black Lives Matter flag, which was untouched.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Nobody wants to lay claim to the dish that sits untouched throughout the party.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Yet the church itself was untouched save for the few small dings in the onion domes and a shattered steeple window.
    James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022
  • Once again, the storm blew out the school's windows but left Atkinson's house untouched.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • There’s just so much music in the world that’s just untouched from every decade.
    Vulture, 14 Feb. 2023
  • And then, not 50 yards away, an apartment sits untouched.
    Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2021
  • And on two of them, Chicago rushers came untouched and buried Rodgers.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Jonathan Taylor ran untouched 28 yards over the left side for a touchdown.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The building had been left untouched for decades after shutting down in the late '70s.
    Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For 50 years, the reels remained in his garage, largely untouched.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2021
  • In an interactive display, viewers had the choice to turn on the blender, thereby killing the fish or leave it untouched.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Each item in this new, open-box bundle comes from excess retail inventory, meaning the gear is untouched, but the packaging may have some handling marks.
    Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025

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