Sentence examples for to be touchy from inspiring English sources

Darnah has reason to be touchy.

Customers who merely feel punk are well enough to be touchy.

They asked him not to tell me since American journalists tend to be touchy about such things.

That is necessary to ensure that the decision does not get tangled up in the US congressional elections in autumn 2014 – they are likely to be touchy enough, without introducing the incendiary subject of climate change.

While black-white relations tend to be touchy in some of the other countries — in Zimbabwe, whites have been pushed off farms, and in South Africa black leaders are fighting for their right to sing "Shoot the Boer," which literally means white settlers — Mr. Scott ascended to Zambia's second most powerful position without a ripple.

With drug recalls like that of Bayer's anti-cholesterol drug Baycol fresh in its memory, the FDA is likely to be touchy about sticking to the rules.

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.

In a paper due out this year in the journal Emotion, Mr. Kraus and his co-authors, Cassy Huang and Dr. Keltner, report that with a few exceptions, good teams tended to be touchier than bad ones.

In short, they are thought to be touchy-feely.

Once you've gotten to know your crush, be touchy.