Sentence examples for be touchy from inspiring English sources
adjective
Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
- It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.
Darnah has reason to be touchy.
And he can be touchy about criticism.
Although goodness knows they can be touchy.
"I knew it could be touchy," Mr. Patriarca said.
Promotions that reach children at school can be touchy.
That "nation -creep could be touchy does nation -creepAmericouldmost of the time.
It would not be Abramson's style, on the other hand, to be touchy-feely with her subordinates.
"Your house has a story and, if you want to be touchy-feely about it, a soul.
Rather than be touchy-feely in his mentorship, George would go Southside Chicago on me, which, emotional-landscape-wise, bears a striking resemblance to southern New Jersey.
She had assumed it would be "touchy-feely" but she found that it was tough and fast-paced, like her.
The role will be judged in terms of hiring and retention, but a lot of it will be touchy-feely (to borrow the phrase for a class at a business school) and ensuring that the team is able to grow while maintaining its culture.
