How to use sting in a sentence

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• Using some tweezers, she worked the bee sting out of her hand.From the entry work
• Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.From the entry whip
• Using some tweezers, he worked the bee sting out of his hand.From the entry work out
• Son of a gun! I just got stung by a wasp!From the entry son of a gun
• The Budget comes with a sting in the tail – future tax increases.From the entry sting in the tail
• The purple worm has a multiattack consisting of a bite and a sting.From the entry multiattack
• The driving rain stung the runner's face.From the entry driving rain
• I was stung on the behind by a wasp.From the entry behind
• I was stung by her harsh criticisms.From the entry criticism
• She jumped all of a sudden, as if stung.From the entry as if
• We wish to study the algogenic effect of bee stings.From the entry algogenic
• They found out obliquely that she had heard from HR about the comments and was taking some time to absorb the sting of an implied reprimand.From the entry oblique
• That charge stung the sportocrats in Switzerland, who hate nothing more than being branded as political.2026 February 11, Bruce Berglund, “Russia plays prideful, but there's no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting”, in Katharine Viner, editor…. From the entry sportocrat
• You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 81. From the entry acetone
• The octopodic form had sharp black stings that had hardened inside the length of the four arms.probably 2018, Rogue Planet Press, Lovecraftiana: Halloween 2018, page 33. From the entry octopodic
• If enough bees sting an animal, the cardiotoxin component of melittin will work to arrest its heart.2016 August 18, Avi Steinberg, “The Connoisseur of Pain”, in The New York Times Magazine. From the entry melittin
• Once settled, they preen, crawl or sting, as is their wont.2014, Terence Park, “The Old House”, in Ice Made and Other Stories, page 87. From the entry God's work
• But death has lost its sting since Jesus crossed the river.2014, Horton Davies, Marie-Helene Davies, David Cain, How Far Down Dare I Drink?: Promises Greater Than Dreams, page 82. From the entry cross the river
• I can still feel the sting of those words sometimes when I hit an emotional low point.2014, Thomas S. Weinberg, Staci Newmahr, Selves, Symbols, and Sexualities. From the entry float at
• I operate in a world of stings, counterstings, drug dealers, lies, double crosses.2012, Susan Dunlap, Death and Taxes. From the entry countersting
• You can't get bees to sting people they like." "You can always sit on them," murmured Fleur.2008, John Galsworthy, End of the Chapter: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN, page 362. From the entry apic acid
• Thomas from across the street talking about someone who was allergic to stings, and Mrs.1999 April 6, Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Pocket…. From the entry swell
• They tend to shy away from army ants and ponerine ants, both of which give nasty stings.1999, John C. Kricher, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 2nd…. From the entry tamandua
• Tink o' de woist sting you ever hoid of dat de cops found out about.1997, Spider Robinson, Callahan's Legacy, Tor/Forge, →ISBN, page 153. From the entry hoid
• The Bulls were definitely stung by the Hornets at the beginning of this first playoff game.1995 April 29, Rick Telander, “Jordan Does the Stinging”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 15 Sep 2010. From the entry lost in action
• Everybody in Roland Park has a last name for a first name." "So?" she said, stung.1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 10–11. From the entry Ramsay
• "It stung him pretty good, it rang his bell," Cox said.1981 May 5, “Heads Up in the Outfield”, in St. Petersburg Evening Independent, retrieved 19 Jan 2010, page 4C. From the entry ring someone's bell
• But weredogs and witches are especially afraid of the sting ray's tail.1968, California Folklore Society, Western folklore: Volumes 27-28. From the entry weredog
• I wonder whether this could be a fact; hairy oobits do sting, rather like nettles, if angered.1966, Otta F. Swire, The Outer Hebrides and Their Legends, page 100. From the entry oobit
• Gently I pressed my quivering sting along her rolling salty eyeball. ‘Goody-goody,’ she said nictating.1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita. From the entry nictate

Meaning of sting

1. noun A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. noun A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
3. noun A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

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Questions about sting in a sentence

How do you use sting in a sentence?

Sting is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!”

What is a short sentence with sting?

“She died from a bee sting.”

What does sting mean?

Sting means a bump left on the skin after having been stung.