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
James Stavridis writes, “Iran has been planning a Strait of Hormuz closure operation for decades and probably has more than 5,000 mines; just one hit can severely damage a thin-skinned tanker.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The problem, though, is that they are ultimately thin-skinned and morally immature.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 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
Her face had lost its fat and was eerily adult, sunken and thin-skinned.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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