stung

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“I had 60,000 bees on me and I was stung twice,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Among those stung by the software selloff was Gavin Baker’s Atreides Management, one of last year’s top performers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

The words were like ice water, so cold it stung.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega