raw nerve

Example Sentences

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Chatting with Park, 38, and Stella, 20, it’s clear how they are able to hit that raw nerve, in part because it feels like you are talking to two versions of the same person.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Cortellesi, who directed the movie, said her work swept up audiences “beyond the ordinary, precisely because, as I have been saying, it hit a raw nerve in the lives of everybody.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

And in 2017, a viral video of the son of a prominent lawmaker crediting his career success to “great genes” touched a raw nerve among those with fewer connections and more troubles.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

But it is for some a raw nerve - and the US decision will touch that.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022

Throughout Ben’s life, he could walk up to a complete stranger, ask him a single question, and hit with remarkable accuracy the raw nerve.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy