sting

Example Sentences

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Mosseri’s appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday follows a stinging legal blow in San Francisco earlier this week, where U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

I reach for a flyaway straw wrapper, then fall to my hands and knees, palms stinging against the hot asphalt.

From Literature

It was, indeed, bitterly cold, so cold that Rowan's flesh first stung and then grew numb.

From Literature

However, there was a sting in the tale for West Ham as Sesko levelled with just seconds left.

From Barron's

It rained that afternoon and all evening, the kind of rain that stings when it hits your skin.

From Literature