Example Sentences
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Asia stocks hit a 11-week low on Wednesday as renewed concerns about U.S. interest rates slugged Wall Street, while investors still smarted from dismal Chinese economic data and the absence of meaningful stimulus.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023
There was much speculation about his state of mind, whether the scars of the first defeat still smarted.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023
Turks smarted at the sight of Russians casually snapping up products most local people would struggle to afford.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
“The decision still smarted a little, but it was the right one,” he writes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2019
His eyes smarted and teared until he could hardly see two feet ahead of him.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
