raw nerve
Example Sentences
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Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President Donald Trump - known for his unorthodox diplomacy - has touched a raw nerve in Delhi.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
From the moment her debut album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” appeared in 1987, O’Connor — whose death was announced on Wednesday — flaunted raw passion and raw nerve.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023
For the most part, “Fall” works because it plucks on the same raw nerve, over and over.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
This sentiment, fast resonating across India, has already touched a raw nerve.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022
Like an exposed raw nerve, he just stands there, holding that bizarre hybrid terror tool, and I realize that thing is the physical manifestation of everything he fears.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
