How to Use tactile in a Sentence

tactile

adjective
Definition of tactilenext
Synonyms for tactilenext
  • The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality.
  • And there’s a tactile nature to retail that’s really important.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 24 July 2024
  • Mattel To that end, the doll's fashions are tactile with a satiny pink blouse and a textured ruffle skirt with a brightly colored hook and loop fasteners for closure on the back of the doll's top.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 23 July 2024
  • One of the coolest new features of this hand is the tactile sensing.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2024
  • The ripples in the stucco walls are as tactile as Braille.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Nov. 2021
  • My senses grow dull, the tactile world around looks soft and hazy.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The studio would have find a way to use its CG tools to create a 2D, tactile look.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Watching episodes like this brought to mind a host of questions: Where are all the tactile joys?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Finger-eaters eat for tactile pleasures almost as much as the taste of food on the tongue.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The keys, for starters, offer plenty of travel and a nice, tactile feel.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 14 July 2021
  • The way children engage with what’s happening around them is so tactile — the colors, the taste, the smells, the feel.
    — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The switch has 4 mm of travel, actuates at 2 mm, and goes through its tactile bump with 60 grams of force.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 26 July 2022
  • The switches are nice and tactile, and RGB lighting is always fun.
    — Jess Grey, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021
  • This first-of-its-kind L.A. artwork offers a tactile cityscape.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The tactile buttons ensure all controls are easy to use, as well.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
  • Today’s Cancer moon ties your emotions to the tactile world around you.
    — USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
  • For tactile readers, their sense of touch is their vision.
    — Cassandra Runyon, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This cool smartphone case throws it back to tactile texting.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
  • For a more tactile feel, Mode sells its own Signal switches.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 June 2022
  • This keyboard is aimed at gamers and has Cherry MX Green, with a clicky, tactile typing feel.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 20 June 2021
  • On Walmart Kinetic sand is a tactile toy that is soft and crumbly but holds its shape when squeezed or pressed.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The smaller screen leaves plenty of room for tactile buttons and knobs on the center console.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2021
  • This is a tactile book, but its sensations skew smooth and gentle.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Then a simple mise en scène but one which has an almost tactile charm, something that could be touched.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Keys feel comfortably spaced, and there’s enough travel for a tactile feel.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 12 Oct. 2021
  • To be a human in the world is to be tactile, to always be touching and touched with every single pore of our bodies.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2022
  • No self-respecting gamer would use a glass keyboard due to a lack of tactile feedback.
    — Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • And with tactile buttons, the mouse was sufficient for simpler tasks, like browsing the web.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Kawakami doesn’t just assemble a tactile detail and park it in a scene.
    — Idra Novey, The Atlantic, 22 May 2022
  • The material of both the top and skirt were meant to be tactile, crafted from cotton twill with an overlay.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2021

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