stung
Example Sentences
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But stung by their humiliation on the battlefield, Sudan's generals were not ready to compromise.
From BBC
After being enraged by their disallowed goal at Manchester City before the international break, Liverpool got stung again by the confusing subjective offside law.
From BBC
The house was filled with memories, which comforted me as much as they stung from those critical absences.
From Los Angeles Times
I wonder how many Harper Lee admirers still feel stung by a sense of betrayal.
As a result, many are overweight in the S&P 500 index, and will be stung hard if the index tumbles hard or even if it lags behind the broader market for years.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
