How to Use sting in a Sentence

sting

1 of 2 verb

• The cold rain stung my eyes.
• The smoke made our eyes sting.
• I got stung by a bee.
• The bees will sting if you bother them.
• The iodine will sting for a few minutes.
• The jellyfish stung the swimmer.
• She was stung by their harsh criticism.
• The errors stung until the comeback in the eighth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2023
• At the end of the day, the games truly matter in March, but this one will sting in the rearview mirror.
  — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2023
• The year of this loved one’s death, of that stinging disappointment, of the first job, the first kiss.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• Crowley stung Ramos with a left upper cut to the chin, but Ramos was able to shake it off.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2023
• The good news is the invasive fly does not sting or bite humans.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 24 Sep. 2022
• The fact that the top-seeded Dodgers couldn’t be both will sting all offseason.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• His pride had been stung, but not enough to malign a good customer.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• Love the thought of a backyard bonfire on cool, fall nights but hate the thought of smoke stinging your eyes?
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• And in this era of high inflation, that sting is even more pronounced.
  — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023
• The dirt flew into Dashtamirova’s face, and the debris stung her skin.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
• All of us got stung, but one researcher took the brunt of the pain when one of the animals drifted up his board shorts.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• Nothing stings like the broken trust that comes with cheating.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 May 2023
• Yet a recent firestorm related to race seemed to sting.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• The schools from getting the kids bitten or stung by black widow spiders.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 July 2023
• Saban and his staff were out coached in both games, and that still stings going into fall camp.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 23 Apr. 2023
• The losses may sting, but Guyer and Lewisville still have everything to play for.
  — Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Still, with that kind of global platform, his misstep stung a bit.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
• Just one sting on her foot once rendered her out of commission for weeks.
  — Michelle Cohan, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
• Reich knows the debut will sting for Young, who tends to be his own toughest critic.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023
• What will happen to me if I am stung by a clinging jellyfish?
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
• In 1997, Farley was found dead in his Chicago apartment of a drug overdose, and his loss still stings those that knew and loved him.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• Rain pounds down in a stinging curtain.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• Paul took it on the chin, while admitting that the bad reviews stung.
  — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026

sting

2 of 2 noun

• They were caught in a drug sting.
• When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting.
• His arm was covered with bee stings.
• At the same time, the West might not feel the sting of high oil prices as much as Putin hopes.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2022
• Even brokers can feel the sting of the apartment that wasn’t.
  — Curbed, 1 Dec. 2023
• Dredge the fish in some of the red sauce fueled with anchovies and chiles, and enjoy the sting.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• The guardian had agreed to the sting operation, the spokesperson added.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 26 July 2023
• Still, the sting of Garcia's lies was hard for Gay, 49, to overcome.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• Big blast of late fall-like chill will fill our lungs and bring a slight sting to our faces.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
• Just press the button, choose your mode, and apply it to your bite or sting.
  — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
• So much has happened, so much time has passed to soften the sting.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Avoid scratching the sting as this can increase swelling and the risk of infection.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
• But a man a few feet away, who was allergic to the insect’s sting, was not alarmed.
  — Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
• No one enjoys Tax Day but there are a couple of discounts and deals to take the sting out of April 18.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 19 Apr. 2023
• The winds riled up hordes of bees and wasps, whose angry stings filled emergency rooms.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• Klee said the way his team lost — blowing a 2-0 lead at home — does not add any extra sting to the team’s first loss.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
• The sports star’s sting injury comes after having knee surgery just a few weeks ago.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• Few felt the sting of this shift as acutely as Alberda.
  — Greg Jaffe and Patrick Marley, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, many Americans still feel the sting of high costs for the basics.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2023
• Caring about things outside of work takes the sting off of rejection.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 5 July 2023
• The sting of being oh-so-close to a championship lingers for New England sports fans.
  — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• Hopefully, that eases some of the sting of a Super Bowl loss, Seguin said.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
• Even with the sting of the loss, the Stanford player Haley Jones seemed to see what was happening around her.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Most will feel the sting of defeat.
  — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
• Whip scorpions can spray an acid that isn't strong enough to harm the skin (though your eyes could get quite a sting).
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
• Their sting is painful but is rarely dangerous to humans.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
• Jimmy wants to create a performance piece that’s got a postmodern sting.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2026
• The union is seeking to ease the sting and breadth of those requirements, O'Donnell says.
  — David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 May 2026
• But that’s just the initial sting.
  — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• Still, that does not ease the sting for the Phillies’ clubhouse, who lost a good friend.
  — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 May 2026