sensitive
Example Sentences
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Lower-income earners are particularly sensitive to rising costs, and they are increasingly relying on their credit cards to cover groceries, healthcare and utilities, often carrying a balance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
It forbids therapists from insisting on spreading their personal views through confidential, sensitive conversations with trusting minors happening behind closed doors.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Tech stocks are sensitive because much of their value lies in earnings far in the future.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
It was one of the most respectful and sensitive films ever made about chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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