How to Use tactility in a Sentence

tactility

noun
  • Its steering is nicely weighted but lacks tactility and the same could be said of the brake pedal.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 25 May 2023
  • Their finish and tactility fall in line with the expectations set by their price points.
    — Stefan Vazharov, Esquire, 31 Oct. 2016
  • Rich textiles such as sherpa and cashmere are adding a tactility to the season.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Our yen for contact and cocooning has got tactility climbing the walls.
    — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The tactility of wood and fiber, the coldness of steel and glass, all play an important part in the narrative of my work.
    — Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Those shapes enhance each piece’s tactility as well, von Pfetten explains.
    — Roxanne Fequiere, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Such tactility also means switchgear can be controlled by touch instead of swiping or tapping at a display.
    — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Sea views pour into the main deck too, where a silvery metal ceiling ripples with the tactility of lapping waves.
    — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Their tactility creates a positive feedback loop between your feet and your brain.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Fountain pen users also enjoy the mechanics of the pen itself and the tactility of caring for it.
    — Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Even though the mechanics of the switch might be common underneath, which is fine, the tactility and the feel of them must be different.
    — Alex Goy, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • And for many, the tactility of putting brush on canvas is an intimate and joyous form of expression that simply cannot be replaced.
    — Anthony W. Lee, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
  • In one, a close-up view of an armchair, the pebbling of the covering has an almost dimensional tactility.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Besides, the show looks gorgeous, with practical sets and a sense of tactility that brings to the original trilogy.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Besides, the show looks gorgeous, with practical sets and a sense of tactility that brings to the original trilogy.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Accessorize with sleek gold and silver jewelry to offset the tactility of the dresses.
    — Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
  • For me, part of the challenge is to recover our sense of time through tactility—through materials, through texture, through the senses.
    — Sarah Sze, The New Yorker, 11 May 2017
  • Still, its moderate tactility won’t let it be confused with the Porsche Cayenne’s more talkative tiller.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Knight is a lot better at this than most of his contemporaries, but tactility can be difficult to fake for someone who usually doesn’t have to.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
  • With the goal of tactility in mind, Alvarez was given license to fulfill other dream partnerships.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • With time, Solarshop evolved toward an emphasis on craft—handwork and tactility—and unique objects from around the world that the two find on their travels.
    — Noah Johnson, GQ, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Next, add a simple, oversized V-neck sweater in cozy wool or cashmere, and velvet, Mary Jane flats to bring even more rich tactility.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
  • There’s nowhere to sit, and nowhere near the level of tactility of Pedersen’s original, which encouraged touch.
    — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Shoes From loafers to pumps, printed or plain, pony hair footwear adds just the right amount of tactility to elevate the simplest of looks—without ever feel overdone.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The look that resulted is oddly soft but dense, brimming with visual tactility, the paper beneath often assuming a spongy glow.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Impossible installments and the lavish world-building sets of Dune both lend tactility and weight to these huge blockbusters.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2021
  • On the need for carmakers to strike a balance between touch and tactility, Mohr believes there is no definitive right or wrong answer.
    — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In this context, maybe the boomlet in fidget items reveals a collective hunger for the pleasures of mechanical motion and tactility.
    — Clive Thompson, WIRED, 15 May 2017
  • The shift lever is topped with a walnut ball shift knob—visually (and tactility) distinguishing it from all other 911 models.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • And the paintings began, in part, as a meditation on erasure—a rebuke, of sorts, to a digital regime that had abandoned writing’s tactility.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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