sore spot

Example Sentences

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The fund’s poor performance has been a sore spot for BlackRock, though its roughly $350 million market value represents a negligible portion of the assets of the world’s largest investment firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

While energy bills remain a sore spot for consumers’ wallets, they continue to gain attention in Washington D.C.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

A sore spot in the third-quarter report was the company’s nutrition business, which sells the hydration drink Pedialyte, the adult therapeutic nutrition drink Ensure, and the infant formula brand Similac, among other products.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Energy infrastructure was a sore spot for Gilbert.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

I take another bite, having to tear an extra-chewy bit off with my teeth, which catches one sore spot among many in my mouth.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness