Miserrimus Dexter's delicate nerves shuddered at my violence.

Lord William claims she suffers from delicate nerves and is averse to company.

I do not keep dangerous patients, only those whose delicate nerves are better served by pleasant surroundings in the quiet of the countryside.

He had such delicate nerves.

The specter of Turks again using military power to try to influence events in an Arab country touches many delicate nerves.

Over time that pressure pushes against the delicate optic nerve until it is damaged and the person begins to lose eyesight.

It touches a most delicate nerve for Israelis because we did not respond to the Scuds during the war.

Although such debates still strike delicate nerves among older Europeans, many of their children find them less meaningful.

And she felt pain now in the delicate nerves connected to the stolen eyes.

Reed's hand shot out like a cobra, seizing Treloar's left wrist, his powerful grip squeezing the delicate nerves.