easily hurt
Example Sentences
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Cokley, who is a little person, knows that something as simple as the height of tables at polling places can easily hurt her ability to vote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Ursula Ermert was a 1960s German immigrant who had been widowed when Karen was 12, which led to mother and daughter becoming exceptionally close, which meant they could too easily hurt each other.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
The outwardly cold and aloof Peter Cook was in fact a sensitive man, easily hurt.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2015
I am extremely sensitive to the people around me; quite easily hurt and emotionally manipulated by men in my life.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2013
Their eyes during these conversations look dewy, blurred, pulpy, easily hurt, like the eyes of blind baby kittens; but also sly and speculative, and filled with greed and deceit.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
