stinging

Example Sentences

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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

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

The Muse Spark launch also comes just two weeks after a pair of stinging court losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They killed the bees that were stinging him and they shook the bees out of his clothes and then they dressed him again and sent him to the house.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder