stung
Example Sentences
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Light from these ornate lanterns gave the room a hazy yellow glow, and thick, noxious incense filled my nose and stung my eyes.
From Literature
The hedge fund lost money in the first quarter of 2025, stung in part by bets against companies including Hims & Hers Health.
He has seen prior plant expansions stung by yearslong slumps in demand for construction and mining equipment.
When we feel stung our instinct is to defend or withdraw, but Turner advises pausing first.
From BBC
The bankruptcy stung some franchises, like the San Diego Padres, leaving them without expected broadcasting money they had used to sign big free agents.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
