sensitive

Example Sentences

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"We monitor the athletes throughout a much longer period - in fact, the most sensitive period, when athletes want to qualify for the Olympics."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

As critics note, though, this provision does not require states to reveal sensitive voter information.

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 is not unusual for sensitive people to be affected by such events.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern