raw nerve
Example Sentences
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Chatting with Park, 38, and Stella, 20, it’s clear how they are able to hit that raw nerve, in part because it feels like you are talking to two versions of the same person.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
She attributed the movie’s widespread popularity to “having touched a raw nerve in the country.”
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
But it is for some a raw nerve - and the US decision will touch that.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022
This sentiment, fast resonating across India, has already touched a raw nerve.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022
Just recalling the indignities he had met as a black man seemed to expose some raw nerve in this highly educated, dignified official.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
