stung

Example Sentences

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Now she is being stung by higher gasoline prices, with fill-ups costing about $200 more each month compared with earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“So when I got stung, I went, ‘Oh, I think I got stung!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

For the students and staff at Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Liam’s detention in January particularly stung: That’s where the 5-year-old attends school.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

I tried to flip over, but the pain in my right leg was too much, and the rest of my body stung because a cactus had left its points in me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith