Examples of stinger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In comparison to other bee species, the sting of a honeybee leaves behind a barbed stinger. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024 Tail segment: An Arizona bark scorpion's tail segment is thin and elongated, with a slender stinger at the tip. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2024 Versailles is the hub of the French aristocracy, a great beehive dripping with honey — and bristling with stingers. Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 Social wasps use their stingers solely for defense, according to National Geographic. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stinger 

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“Stinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinger. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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