stinging

Example Sentences

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Bass faced stinging criticism over her absence from the city when the fire broke out and her handling of the recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Muse Spark launch also comes just two weeks after a pair of stinging court losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

In response, Isobel blows softly, and the ash flies at Marco in a stinging black cloud.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern