tactility
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In one, a close-up view of an armchair, the pebbling of the covering has an almost dimensional tactility. — BostonGlobe.com, "At the Griffin Museum, three shows and an array of photography talent - The Boston Globe," 13 Sep. 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 14 July 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 14 July 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 14 July 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 14 July 2019 As inevitably happens in August, a sweltering heat with the tactility of dog's breath had come over Houston when Raja Chari reported to the Johnson Space Center. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 4: Catching Apollo fever as a new NASA employee," 19 July 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Katherine Roth, Twin Cities, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 14 July 2019 There’s an irresistible tactility to typing on a typewriter, a satisfying sound, a feeling of authentic authorship. — Washington Post, "Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters return," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tactility.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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