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
Such comments strike a raw nerve in Israel, a country established as a haven for Jews in the wake of the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024
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
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
