exposed nerve

On top of that, Frick had a broken tooth with an exposed nerve.

Akbar is like an “exposed nerve,” said Pavlin, his editor.

A scientist colleague of mine recently told me about a painful exposed nerve in his tooth.

I cut back on tweeting a couple years ago, and I’ve scarcely posted since last fall — less out of business or political objections than from hating the way the site made me feel like an exposed nerve.

Life as a teenager is like walking around with your skin peeled away: Every experience is magnified against exposed nerve endings and desperate hearts.