How to Use thin-skinned in a Sentence

thin-skinned

adjective
  • The meeting room won’t be for the thin-skinned.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Yukon gold and red potatoes are thin-skinned so there’s no need to peel them.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • This is especially true for your soft, thin-skinned produce like berries or spinach.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Cucumbers with thicker skin will last longer than thin-skinned varieties, but they should all be stored the same way.
    Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • The football world overflows with thin-skinned, insecure coaches.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Russet and other potatoes with thicker skins last longer in storage than thin-skinned varieties.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • How petty and pathetic and thin-skinned could this administration get?
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • And as is true in all fights against cowardly, bullying, thin-skinned autocrats, our weakness was provocative.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • More delicate, thin-skinned fruit like mandarins and Meyer lemons require a more hands-on approach using snips.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Instead Linda devolves, becoming more pugnacious and thin-skinned and pissed off.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Delicate produce including berries, tomatoes—anything that's thin-skinned—should be washed under running lukewarm water.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Whether someone has religious convictions or not, that is a show of strength rarely seen in the thin-skinned, perpetually hostile political climate of the last many years.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Two such traits, being thin-skinned and suffering from an interior monologue of unending self-doubt, are often identified as negatives.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • To be thin-skinned means being especially sensitive to criticism, and it’s often perceived as lacking strength or the capacity to cope under pressure.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This year, however, multiple high level sources said the conglomerates are particularly thin-skinned about the scathing Cannes critics.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The interviewees were willing to talk openly and honestly about Trump covered by anonymity, a necessity to protect them from this fiercely thin-skinned and retributive president.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • While some might depict the NFL as thin-skinned in challenging the report cards, both the league and union use arbitration to enforce CBA provisions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In what neatly encapsulates the uncomfortable, rude, thin-skinned yet cruel, sarcastic and ultimately juvenile communication style of his online brood, the leader of the pack started with — what else — Lawrence’s looks.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Chef Mingoo Kang’s favorite vegetable is the thin-skinned variety of Kermit-green summer squash known as aehobak, or Korean zucchini, which is slightly sweeter and more aromatic than American zucchini.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But judging by the look on her face, the notoriously thin-skinned Detroit City Council president sure seemed to enjoy herself as the senior pastor of Triumph Church accused her of being ineffective, disingenuous, unethical and lying.
    M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Dolan earned his reputation with a mix of poor team performance, uninspired front office hiring, and a reputation as a thin-skinned dictator, including banning former player Charles Oakley from Madison Square Garden and using facial recognition technology to monitor fans.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 28 May 2026

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