Example Sentences

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And like last year, Italy are smarting from a defeat by England as they prepare to face the Irish.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

The Chargers are smarting after the loss to Kansas City, but they played well and are getting healthier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2022

The Seahawks are smarting after a 17-15 loss to Washington in which Russell Wilson’s potential tying two-point conversion pass was intercepted in the end zone with 15 seconds left.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021

Yankees fans are smarting from A-Rod and others but, seriously, read the facts.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2016

“Ignore her,” I manage to utter, even though my eyes are smarting.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan