sensitive
Example Sentences
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They stressed that nothing had been either damaged or stolen, after hackers were reported to have infiltrated the museum's IT systems and accessed sensitive security data.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Five states, meanwhile, have provided publicly available voter information – name, address and party affiliation – to the DOJ while withholding more sensitive information.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
It forbids therapists from insisting on spreading their personal views through confidential, sensitive conversations with trusting minors happening behind closed doors.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Tech stocks are sensitive because much of their value lies in earnings far in the future.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
They maintain that the people who drove the Neanderthals to extinction, settled Australia, and carved the Stadel lion-man were as intelligent, creative and sensitive as we are.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.