stinging

Example Sentences

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People near the scene reported feeling their throat become painful and itchy, with one 70-year-old woman telling AFP that it started "stinging and hurting" as she approached the ATM.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Nathan Hochman and the union that represents rank-and-file police officers offered a stinging rebuke of embattled City Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The new CEO faced a stinging rebuke from shareholders last week at the annual general meeting where they largely rejected two board proposals as a step backwards on transparency, particularly concerning climate strategy.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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

The rain came down hard and fast, stinging his face like a million bees.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis