thin-skinned
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At times, Musk spent his days on the witness stand coming off as thin-skinned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Idris makes his rookie character bristly yet endearing, with the thin-skinned transparency of a generation raised to measure its worth in likes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
"I tend to focus on the substantive things, and not on people choosing nicknames for me. I mean, if I was that thin-skinned I probably wouldn't last that long in politics."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Nandor is only doing what any thin-skinned former conqueror would do in a world that dismisses him, throwing wild swings in the dark.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2024
Just like the night of the party, the ghost shrimp are gathered in their thin-skinned glory in the common area, Chancellor Nyla on a pedestal at the far end.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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