Sentence examples for a sensitive word from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a sensitive word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a word that may evoke strong emotions or reactions, or that is considered controversial or taboo.
Example: "In discussions about politics, it's important to be mindful of using a sensitive word that could offend someone."
Alternatives: "a controversial term" or "a charged word".

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"I know for a lot of people that's still a sensitive word.

Google will now advise users if they are entering a sensitive word, and let them try and find an alternative.

It is a sensitive word.

"Cracker" is a sensitive word.

But this aspiration also has led him as president to position himself in ways that most would consider... hmmm... what's a sensitive word... "naïve".

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A teacher stated: I neither uttered any sensitive word loudly nor did I put less emphasis on those words because students might feel shy or might put their heads down.

Under Xi's leadership, Chinese authorities have carried out an unprecedented crackdown on feminist activists, making "feminism" a politically sensitive word and even making the #MeToo hashtag against sexual harassment subject to frequent censorship.

Gender has become a politically sensitive word in China.

It is – for obvious reasons – a particularly sensitive word in Germany.

In particular, the Nationalists were hated for massacring local people during upheavals that began on Feb. 28, 1947, and ever since then the phrase "2-28" has been a sensitive code word in Taiwan that conjures those antagonisms between local people and the mainlanders.

Finally, in 2025, there is only one phrase left in the Chinese language: "sensitive word".

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