stung

Example Sentences

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When they do - like Olly Alexander in 2024 - they're stung by the reaction.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Now she is being stung by higher gasoline prices, with fill-ups costing about $200 more each month compared with earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“So when I got stung, I went, ‘Oh, I think I got stung!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I frowned and looked out the window, stung by the use of my full name.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron