sensitive issue
Example Sentences
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Antisemitism is a particularly sensitive issue in Europe given the Holocaust killed an estimated 6 million of the continent’s Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
That simple assertion touches on a sensitive issue for both the conservative and liberal wings of the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The rarely used powers would set up a constitutional clash over what is a highly sensitive issue.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
It remains a sensitive issue within Saudi Arabia’s large, conservative society and is likely to happen incrementally and with little fanfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
My next stop was a meeting in Durban with Dr. Naicker and the Executive Committee of the Natal Indian Congress, where I raised the sensitive issue that the Nations!
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
