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Example sentences for: sting

How can you use “sting” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Hunting dogs may be stung by scorpions of the Buthidae family ( Tityus trinitatis ). The effects of the sting can be severe.
2) The Justice Department asked Starr to look into allegations that his prosecutors improperly tried to cut an immunity deal with Lewinsky during their January 1998 sting without her lawyer present.
U.S. multinationals have been feeling the sting of the strong dollar for some time now, and the continued weakening of Asian currencies will continue to hurt their profit margins.
One is Amy Spindler of the New York Times , who seems to take clothes seriously without excess or apology, deploying a quick imagination and an interest in detail that give her writing a fine attentive sting.
--Joseph Sponzo, family chef for the musician Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, quoted in the New York Post.