stung

Example Sentences

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When they do - like Olly Alexander in 2024 - they're stung by the reaction.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

As for the movie, Fremar said that its “fantasy element” made it possible for her to enjoy it as entertainment, rather than the galley that stung her feelings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Investors who were stung by the plunge in crude prices after last week’s cease-fire might be cautious about piling back in, said hedge-fund manager Pierre Andurand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Later the doctors considered that perhaps he’d been poisoned when he’d been stung by several bees while cutting the lawn.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson