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

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

“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

The rain and sea spray stung my eyes, reducing everything to a blur, but as the lightning flashed, it lit—for a second—something jutting out of the sea.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda