Stung Sentence Examples

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  • A bee settling on a flower has stung a child.

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  • Tears stung her cheeks.

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  • His remark stung, as he'd meant it to.

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  • The words stung, because she hated feeling as though she, too, was beyond redemption.

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  • Of all the reasons he resented her, this was the one that stung him the most.

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  • He saw the doubt and was stung by it.

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  • Tears stung her eyes as she brought her hand around and struck his other cheek with a ringing blow.

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  • Stung to action by some words of Sieyes, Bonaparte appealed to the troops of the line in terms which provoked a ready response.

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  • Tears stung her eyes.

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  • Water, sand, and hair stung her vision and lungs.

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  • He.d lost his lover, Jade, that way, a sacrifice that still stung.

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  • She even left his picture on her nightstand – a final insult that still stung.

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  • It was unfair to punish him, but his rebuke still stung.

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  • Tears stung her eyes as she moved into his waiting arms.

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  • She coughed, and tears stung her eyes.

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  • Toby didn't answer, unwilling to admit just how much Ully's words stung.  He led them deeper into the jungle.  The branches hurried to create a path for him, and he smiled at them.  According to his angel memories, the trees were more than trees in Death's underworld.  They were alive.

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  • Tears stung her eyes and clouded her thoughts.

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  • Of all the things Eden might've said to him, this one actually stung.

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  • That stung a little, but it was such a personal thing that she could hardly blame him.

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  • She even left his picture on her nightstand – a final insult that still stung.

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  • Before she died, Eyre had composed the cruelly ironic epitaph, which finally stung her to desperation and death.

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  • I have never been stung myself but some of the sh*t they try and pull on you is truly audacious.

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  • Joe needs some new trousers, tho, he was wearing shorts and got stung by nettles!

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  • A Northern Ireland woman has been stung by a rare scorpion during a visit to her local supermarket.

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  • I'll attacked by moray eels, bitten by barracudas, stung by stingrays Not if you don't attack them first.

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  • Luckily, you don't have to be stung to benefit from bee venom!

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  • The air stung my cheeks like fire.

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  • If fire ants have stung the child, they should be carefully brushed off to prevent repeated stings.

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  • He is allergic to bees and wasps after having been stung so many times by them, but fearlessly works on bee and wasp infestations despite his allergy.

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  • Apart from troubling your baby, they will be in danger of being stung by the wasp or infected by the fly.

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  • Their government became paternal; and, though there was no limit to their cruelty when stung by terror, they used the purse rather than the sword, bribery at home and treasonable intrigue abroad in preference to coercive measures or open war.

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  • Yates killed ants, ants stung Yates.

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  • The Canaries were stung by a late goal from the visiting Hornets as Matthew Spring 's last gasp strike settled a pulsating contest.

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  • Rome was stung, but retaliated with massive force, with Titus, the son of the emperor attacking the city in 70 AD.

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  • You are several thousand times more likely to be stung by a bee or wasp than be bitten by a spider in the UK.

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  • The rash that occurs after being stung by nettles happens within minutes of contact.

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  • I'll attacked by moray eels, bitten by barracudas, stung by stingrays Not if you do n't attack them first.

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  • Recently a more convenient way of benefiting from bee venom therapy has become available, which does n't require you being stung or injected !

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  • Luckily, you do n't have to be stung to benefit from bee venom !

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  • You definitely do not want to get stung with a premium you can't afford (some can be as much as $2000 yearly!).

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  • She felt Jen was stung by the end of her marriage.

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  • Health insurance gets you 100 bells if you're stung by bees but not much else.

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  • More than 50 Americans die each year after being stung by a bee or wasp.

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  • Persons who have been stung and experience an allergic reaction or who are at risk due to their medical history require immediate medical attention.

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  • The danger signs, which usually begin ten minutes after an individual is stung (though possibly not for several hours) include nausea, faintness, chest pain, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and difficulty swallowing or breathing.

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  • Insect venom is made up of proteins and other substances that usually only cause itching, pain, and swelling in those who are stung.

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  • Some children may have a venom allergy, and more serious reactions can result if they are stung.

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  • Therefore, it is essential to be aware of the possibility for allergic symptoms in children, even if they have been stung previously and had no reaction.

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  • If the child is stung again by the same type of insect or by one from a similar species, the insect venom will interact with the IgE antibody produced in response to the previous sting.

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  • The history will usually show that the child has been stung previously.

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  • If a child has been stung by an insect that has left its stinger, it should be removed by flicking the fingers at it.

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  • Whenever children with a known severe insect sting allergy are stung, they should receive prompt medical attention, even if they have received an epinephrine injection.

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  • If a child develops anaphylaxis after an insect sting, that child is at an increased risk of developing anaphylaxis if stung again.

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  • Obviously the best way to avoid an allergic reaction from an insect sting is to avoid getting stung in the first place.

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  • A variety of precautionary measures will decrease the chances of a child getting stung.

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  • Parents should be aware of the potential risks of insect stings and should teach their children to take measures to avoid being stung.

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  • If their child does get stung, parents need to begin treatment immediately and watch the child closely for any signs of allergic reaction.

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  • Chances are you'll know it if you're stung by a bee, but you may not know exactly what the little thing did to cause you so much discomfort.

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  • After you've been stung, your first duty is to remove the stinger - and fast!

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  • Venom may continue to enter the skin as much as 60 seconds after you've been stung, so the quicker the stinger is removed, the better.

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  • Experts say that removing a stinger within 15 seconds of being stung may reduce the sting's severity.

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  • Local reactions affect only the part of the body that is actually stung, while systemic (or allergic) reactions may affect other parts of the body, as well.

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  • If you've ventured outdoors during the summer, there's a great chance you've been stung by a bee or witnessed it happening to someone else.

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  • There are several basic steps you should take once you've been stung.

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  • Immediately after being stung, many people find the stinger (which injects venomous poison into the bloodstream) stuck in their skin.

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  • Once you've been stung by a wasp, you'll probably need to seek wasp sting remedies that will treat the pain and swelling at the wound site.

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  • Because of their weaker immune systems, children and the elderly need special precautions after being stung by a wasp.

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  • If you do get stung, there are several ways to treat the sting.

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  • After getting stung, it is important to make sure you clean the sting site with soap and water, then with either alcohol or peroxide.

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  • If you or someone you are with experiences any of these symptoms after getting stung, it is important to seek immediate medical attention.

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  • One of the most important things to keep in mind after getting stung is to act immediately.

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  • Should you be unfortunate enough to be stung by this species of venomous jellyfish, emergency medical treatment is advised.

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  • Carefully remove tentacles if stung to avoid subsequent stings.

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  • Sweat stung her eyes and she wiped her face with her sleeve.

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  • It wasn't deep but it stung.

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  • His words stung, and any further argument died on her lips as she realized how serious he was.

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  • A slap stung her cheek, and she gasped.

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  • His words stung but bolstered her decision.

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  • The water stung her skin, and she grimaced as her attacker's blood ran down the drain.

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  • The word stung, irritating him.

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  • The place where Katie touched him in his dream stung.  Rhyn moved out of the drizzle, close to the fire, and peeled off his shirt.  There was a welt resembling a bee sting where she'd touched him.

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  • Stung by this insult, he neglected the fire of war which had been lighted at Caesarea, and hastened to Jerusalem.

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  • It is noteworthy, however, that although the manner in which the prey is stung (for example) is on the whole similar in the case of the members of any given species - that is to say, all the wasps of the species behave in very much the same manner - yet there are minor variations in detail.

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  • But the Peckhams' careful observations and experiments show that, with the American wasps, the victims stored in the nests are quite as often dead as alive; that those which are only paralysed live for a varying number of days, some more, some less; that wasp larvae thrive just as well on dead victims, sometimes dried up, sometimes undergoing decomposition, as on living and paralysed prey; that the nerve-centres are not stung with the supposed uniformity; and that in some cases paralysis, in others death, follows when the victims are stung in parts far removed from any nerve-centre.

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  • The chivalry of France, undisciplined and careless of the lesson of Crecy and Poitiers, was quickly stung into action, and the French mounted men charged, only to be driven back in confusion.

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  • They make burrows wherein they place insects or spiders which they have caught and stung, laying their eggs beside the victim so that the young larvae find themselves in presence of an abundant and appropriate food-supply.

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  • The prey is sometimes stung in the neighbourhood of the nerve ganglia, so that it is paralysed but not killed, the grub of the fossorial wasp devouring its victim alive; but this instinct varies in perfection, and in many cases the larva flourishes equally whether its prey be killed or not.

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  • Under these arrangements Hyder Ali, when defeated by the Mahrattas in 1772, claimed British assistance, but in vain; this breach of faith stung him to fury, and thenceforward he and his son did not cease to thirst for vengeance.

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  • It was not until the people was stung by the humiliation of Bull Run that the unorganized enthusiasm of the North settled down into an invincible determination to crush the rebellion at all costs.

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  • In 1555 Salah Rais, pasha of Algiers, set men to work to pull it down, but the records say that the attempt was given up because big black wasps came from under the stones and stung them to death.

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  • Wallis, who had deftly steered his course amid all the political changes of the previous years, managing ever to be on the side of the ruling power, was now apparently stung to fury by a wanton allusion in Hobbes's latest dialogue to a passage of his former life (his deciphering for the parliament the king's papers taken at Naseby), whereof he had once boasted but after the Restoration could not speak or hear too little.

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  • In Italy the result was good on the whole, for the country was stung to a great effort.

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  • The general distress occasioned by their drastic reforms had found expression in swarms of pamphlets which bit and stung the Cap government, under the protection of the new press laws.

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  • Englishmen of both parties were stung to indignation by the insult.

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  • It naturally follows that bee-life is there regarded very slightly by cornparison, and the " bee-garden " in England becomes the " bee-yard " in America, where the apiarist when at work must thoroughly protect himself from being stung, and, safe in his immunity from damage, cares little for bee-life in getting through his task, the loss of a few hundred bees being considered of.

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  • A snake which she had fashioned for the purpose stung the god, who sent for her as a last resort in his unendurable agony; whereupon she represented to him that nothing but his own mysterious name could overcome the venom of the snake.

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  • His hands were then bound, and he was cast into a den of venomous serpents; but he played so sweetly on the harp with his toes that he charmed the reptiles, except one adder, by which he was stung to death.

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  • Hugh attacked - Jan 05 Hugh Grant stung by jellyfish in Barbados.

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  • If you are careless, you will get stung by potentially massive bills (unless you use pre-pay ).

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  • His first effort, a 25-yard volley, struck with venom, stung the hands of Doblas.

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  • He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker.

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  • Carmen's throat constricted and unshed tears stung her eyes.

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  • But this was Alex and it stung bad enough to bring tears to her eyes.

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  • Her chest heaved, and her eyes stung with gathering tears.

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  • Her voice trailed off when he glanced up sharply, obviously stung by her words.

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  • Katie.s words stung despite his attempt to ignore them.

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  • Spiders, caterpillars and grasshoppers are, he said, stung in their chief nerve-centres, in consequence of which the victims are not killed outright, but rendered motionless and continue to live in this paralysed condition for several weeks, being thus available as food for the larvae when these are hatched.

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