thin-skinned
Example Sentences
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The former attorney general of California shared her thoughts about the current Department of Justice — a “thin-skinned president” is using it as his own personal tool of “vengeance.”
From Los Angeles Times
Former Rep. Katie Porter’s gubernatorial prospects are uncertain in the aftermath of the emergence of two videos that underscore long-swirling rumors that the Irvine Democrat is thin-skinned and a short-tempered boss.
From Los Angeles Times
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
“I am not thin-skinned,” Wood, 31, said in one Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times
Critics like this believe Trump is both breathtakingly vain, and amazingly thin-skinned at the same time.
From BBC
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