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
She attributed the movie’s widespread popularity to “having touched a raw nerve in the country.”
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Cortellesi, who directed the movie, said her work swept up audiences “beyond the ordinary, precisely because, as I have been saying, it hit a raw nerve in the lives of everybody.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
For the most part, “Fall” works because it plucks on the same raw nerve, over and over.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Throughout Ben’s life, he could walk up to a complete stranger, ask him a single question, and hit with remarkable accuracy the raw nerve.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
