thin-skinned

Example Sentences

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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

Trump loves a win and he's very thin-skinned.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

The problem, though, is that they are ultimately thin-skinned and morally immature.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

Frum paints this tantrum as a "mistake," an impulsive admission by a thin-skinned bully who let his ego get the better of him.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Her face had lost its fat and was eerily adult, sunken and thin-skinned.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie