Example Sentences

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Drake is smarting, and he spreads that hurt across more than an hour in the trilogy’s marquee album “Iceman.”

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is smarting from rising interest rates and with issues specific to itself and its CEO, Elon Musk.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

On security issues, France is smarting from its just-completed withdrawal from Mali where it had been leading the fight against jihadi groups in the Sahel.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022

You’re shrugging, your husband is smarting, yes, but you’re both trees falling in a forest debating how loud you each were.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

"Well, we're not as badly off as that yet," said Frank, "although this hand of mine is smarting to beat the band."

From Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy by Randall, Homer