Examples of 'touched off' in a sentence
Meaning of "touched off"
To trigger or initiate a particular event, action, or reaction. This phrase is often used to describe the starting point of a chain of events or the catalyst for a certain outcome. It implies that the mentioned action or event has set in motion a series of consequences or responses
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They touched off an ominous sense of fright.
When one of them touched off the fuse.
Has touched off a struggle for power.
That announcement touched off a frenzy.
That touched off a crisis of confidence in science.
The other burned and touched off a serious fire.
This touched off a scandal of national proportions.
A firebombing in a fire station has touched off a small race war.
She touched off a warning shot outside.
We know because one very nearly touched off a thermonuclear war.
It was touched off by two shots of a pistol.
Houston police are puzzled over an outbreak of violence apparently touched off by a suicide.
The decision touched off years of controversy.
This ship sank with eleven lives after a torpedo touched off her ammunition.
I must have touched off a nerve or something.
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Its publication by an important academic press touched off a new round of hysteria.
And touched off one of the.
Few indeed have been those blasts touched off in the name of the poor.
Has touched off declarations of states of emergency in several cities.
The storm system has reportedly touched off a number of tornadoes in the area.
Touched off a wave of shock and mourning around the world.
The expulsion touched off a diplomatic row.
Touched off by the impact of the Meteorite believed to be Sheep ranchers who were.
My elbow touched off his cup.
When he first stated his desire to own one, it touched off a firestorm.
His findings touched off a storm of controversy.
When things were ready, they poured on fuel and touched off the fire.
His departure touched off wild rejoicing in the capitol.
There is been a worldwide firestorm of religious fervour touched off by the Companion medical miracle.
His departure touched off wild rejoicing in the capital.
There is been a worldwide firestorm of religious fervor touched off by the Companion medical miracle.
The series touched off debates about welfare reform nationwide.
Revelations contained in those leaked files touched off major probes across Europe.
They touched off a joyous celebration that lasted for days.
The planned evacuation also has touched off dissidence within army ranks.
The move touched off a firestorm of controversy in the communities around the proposed plantation.
These escapes have already touched off a political debate in Iowa.
This touched off a period of turmoil within the family that lasted almost a quarter of a century.
This insurrection touched off the first Fronde.
That touched off a flurry of other new attractions as the visitor numbers grew each year.
The murder of Trayvon Martin touched off a great debate.
The lawsuit touched off a series of legal conflicts between the companies.
Before or after you touched off the charges?
The discovery touched off a debate over whether the object was actually a planet or a background star.
A drug-related shooting has touched off a vendetta.
The verdict touched off discussion and protests throughout the country.
When they began to default, it touched off a global recession.
It moreover touched off a wave of reprisals on the part of Peronists.
What is clear is that his cries touched off a full-scale riot.
The incident that touched off the crisis might appear to be of secondary importance.
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It has not been touched since it arrived yesterday
Touched for the very first time
You have not touched your drink
