wounded feelings
Example Sentences
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But let’s move beyond the wounded feelings, logistical nightmare and financial implication of losing these games, and address the elephant in the room.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023
Gay’s radical openness to possibility leads to subtle discernments of his errors of judgment, such as dismissing the humanity of his dead father to avoid the hurt of his own wounded feelings.
From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022
Pennsylvania lawmakers should not allow ego and wounded feelings to stand in the way of a bill that would permit hunting on Sunday a few times a year.
From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2019
Perhaps with no specific political cause to rally around, men have nothing else to contemplate other than our wounded feelings.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2018
In the morning, I have no time or energy to nurse wounded feelings.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
