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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sting by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an incident where someone is stung by an insect or a similar situation involving a sharp or painful experience.
Example: "After a sting by the wasp, she quickly applied ice to reduce the swelling."
Alternatives: "a bite from" or "a prick by".
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Multiply such a sting by many thousands.
He is the sixth person to be put behind bars after a sting by Dark Justice.
Gary Cleary was the subject of a sting by a group in Leicestershire, Letzgo Hunting, which posed as a 14-year-old girl.
It followed a sting by the Sunday Mirror in which the newspaper claimed Mr Newmark had sent a 'graphic' photo of himself over the internet.
In 1990, during his third term as mayor, Mr. Barry was videotaped in a hotel room smoking crack cocaine in a sting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In 1998, he was arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" after a sting by the Beverly Hills cops, and sentenced to 80 hours of community service.
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The prosecution of Mr. Pimentel by state authorities was the result of a sting operation by the Police Department's Intelligence Division.
Yet every line and image has a sting informed by years of experience.
Suspected paedophiles have been arrested after being caught on camera in a sting operation by a group of vigilante parents.
The case followed a sting operation by the now defunct News of the World newspaper (The Indian Express).
Late last month, three former government ministers were caught in a sting operation by investigative journalists, offering to trade influence for cash.
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