touchy
Example Sentences
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One touchy subject he doesn’t evade: the push for racial diversity in orchestras.
After all, this conversation isn’t totally unlike one you might have with a potential roommate, even if familial obligations make it a bit touchier.
From MarketWatch
“They have to get it legally approved and it’s touchy in terms of what they can use,” Sahai said.
From Los Angeles Times
The creation — and Carter’s expansion — of Redwood National Park has long been a touchy subject along California’s rural, economically depressed North Coast, where the once-thriving logging industry cratered over the last half-century.
From Los Angeles Times
"He captures Dylan's craning stance and the way he used hair and sunglasses as a mask, the insistent buzz and keen of his speaking and singing voice and the odd, touchy, insularity."
From BBC
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