sting
verb (used with object)
to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
has stung
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present perfectof sting (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Still, the wave of departing companies has stung.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
It has stung him, but as an early investor he's still made incredible profits.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
Washington’s poor performance in this series has stung all the more coming at the hands of its former coach, Barry Trotz, who has his Islanders dominating nearly every facet of the game.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2020
That touches another downstate nerve that has stung for decades: Chicago-based governors who spend too little time in the capital and its Governor’s Mansion.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Because the goblin bee has stung our own souls, shall we seek to share the pain of its stateless sting with all we meet?
From Rosemary and Rue by Amber
