stinging

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Here you might spy a lion’s mane jellyfish, whose stinging tentacles have been known to grow more than 100 feet, longer than the length of a basketball court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The unfortunate Castellanos forced a fine save out of Caoimhin Kelleher late in the first half when his stinging effort from the edge of the area was tipped over the bar.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, the band’s founder and leader, synchronized guitars with Keith Richards, who favored a distinctive slashing and stinging style.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Alyce gave him a hug and a smack and felt that tickling in her throat and stinging in her eyes that meant she might cry again, now she knew how to do it.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman