stung
Example Sentences
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I just had to buy a car, which stung, but every other spare dollar goes toward stacking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Druckenmiller said he wasn’t ashamed of using AI—but was a little stung by the reaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But please do not do this if you have allergies, or are likely to get stung.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Though stung, physically and emotionally, Sara carries on with a trip to the Devil’s Mouth caves because her recently deceased father visited them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“The little bees were in such swarms as to be a nuisance. Many small stinging bees were with them, which stung badly,” Roosevelt wrote.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
