sting
Example Sentences
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That would sting, since bond prices and yields move inversely, but it would be peanuts compared with the 4.25% rate hike in 2022.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
As a 15-year-old, I could feel my face flush with embarrassment and humiliation, the sting of his reaction hitting me hard in front of other customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
With the run-up in home values during recent years, the limits have taken some of the sting out of property taxes for homeowners who have already put down roots.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Their "highly sophisticated operation" culminated in a sting at a Morrisons car park in Stratford, east London, on 29 September 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
I don’t even want to write the words as the thought of seeing it written in front of me makes my chest heave and my eyes sting.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing sting
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 2
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Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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