stung
Example Sentences
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Even though discovering this information probably stung, knowing your company has the bandwidth to offer higher salaries is a helpful and positive data point.
From MarketWatch
Investors returned to familiar playbooks: dumping stocks that would be stung by tariffs, and piling into sectors—and other asset classes—that benefit from heightened geopolitical tensions.
Light from these ornate lanterns gave the room a hazy yellow glow, and thick, noxious incense filled my nose and stung my eyes.
From Literature
And the idea that he didn’t want to stay stung, though she couldn’t quite put her finger on why.
From Literature
The hedge fund lost money in the first quarter of 2025, stung in part by bets against companies including Hims & Hers Health.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
