Sentence examples similar to were quite touchy from inspiring English sources

And they're quite touchy about it.

They're quite touchy about anything like that".

(It is a contradiction that Julien readily admits to, telling me: "It's quite touchy – people ask me, who are you who is implicated in this system to bring up the question of capitalism?").

None of his aides will say so publicly (Mr. Lautenberg is said to be quite touchy about both his age and his reputation as an orator), but many of those who praise his record on transportation and the environment, and admire his tenacity as a campaigner, concede, off the record, that his public speaking skills have always been limited at best.

I thought they were quite... touchy feely, not very concrete... we talked about how we felt," (Lisa, 31-year-old first-time mother).

"We are looking into something that is quite a touchy subject," he said.

Not all the president's remarks, of course, are quite that touchy-feely.

I'm naturally quite touchy, but I've learned over the years that keeping my hands to myself is the wiser option.

Grades are a touchy subject in [higher] education because in theory, the stakes (and the costs) for graduating students are quite high.

Small groups tend to be very open, very transparent, and quite touchy-feely.

It's a very touchy, touchy subject".