untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht 
1
: not subjected to touching : not handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first or a primeval state or condition
an untouched wilderness
4
: not influenced : unaffected
Examples of untouched in a Sentence
The piano was untouched for years.
The original agreement remains untouched.
He left his food untouched.
The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a makeshift archive in a backroom, there are other largely untouched things.
—
Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
For most of its 110 years, the building itself was largely untouched.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Tibet, with a gross domestic product that is less than 2% of the richest province, Guangdong in the south, said this week the qualifying investment of $417,000 would have to stay untouched for five years.
—Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
Even a laptop on the entry table appeared untouched.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza's tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Here, thousands of years of history has remained almost entirely untouched in the form of stone fortresses and temples, weathered only by time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
His archive sat untouched and unseen in his San Francisco apartment for nearly half a century, and represents some of the only sound-and-motion footage from the formative years of the convention.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
For most of its 110 years, the building itself was largely untouched.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Tibet, with a gross domestic product that is less than 2% of the richest province, Guangdong in the south, said this week the qualifying investment of $417,000 would have to stay untouched for five years.
—Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
Even a laptop on the entry table appeared untouched.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza's tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Here, thousands of years of history has remained almost entirely untouched in the form of stone fortresses and temples, weathered only by time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community gathered at the Holy Family Church to celebrate Easter, with incense wafting through the rare building that appeared untouched by war.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
His archive sat untouched and unseen in his San Francisco apartment for nearly half a century, and represents some of the only sound-and-motion footage from the formative years of the convention.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Untouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouched. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht
1
: not touched or handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first state or condition
an untouched wilderness
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