Example Sentences

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Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, the band’s founder and leader, synchronized guitars with Keith Richards, who favored a distinctive slashing and stinging style.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Still, the stinging charges booked in the second half of last year offer Stellantis the chance to start afresh, Berenberg auto analyst Romain Gourvil wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The rain came down hard and fast, stinging his face like a million bees.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis