raw nerve
Example Sentences
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Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President Donald Trump - known for his unorthodox diplomacy - has touched a raw nerve in Delhi.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
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
Such comments strike a raw nerve in Israel, a country established as a haven for Jews in the wake of the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024
Miraculously enough, our book hit a raw nerve in Chilean society.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2023
Galton’s talk might not have generated the effusive endorsement that he had expected—he later groused that his audience was “living forty years ago”—but he had obviously touched a raw nerve.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
