stung
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sting.
unstung
-
a word derived from
stung.
Example Sentences
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Crabbe himself, in a preface to the poem, described Grimes as a man "untouched by pity, unstung by remorse, and uncorrected by shame".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2013
Anecdotal evidence: I tried it while walking past some Utah torch lilies abuzz with bees and remained unstung.
From National Geographic
Maag climbed out of the wreckage uncut, unscratched, unstung.
From Time Magazine Archive
After you get stung, you can’t get unstung no matter how much you whine about it.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Therefore, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, and his other formidable enemies have a large measure of excuse for their conduct, especially as they were seldom unstung by mortifying defeat.
From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
