sore spot

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The drop in the currency is a particular sore spot, undermining people’s savings and raising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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 don’t want basketball to be a sore spot between us.”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick