Sentence examples for bit of a sting from inspiring English sources

It is, however, more likely they are simply adding a bit of a sting to the usual, overfamilar opiate.

I always felt a bit of a sting whenever a car owner said, "I have a 1991 Saturn," because it shattered the illusion that Tom and Ray were still sitting in a studio in Harvard Square with their producer, Doug ("the subway fugitive, not a slave to fashion, bongo boy") Berman.

"It's a little bit of a sting and a little bit of pride," said Rubén Rosario, a columnist for the St . PaulPioneer Press, who has written of the whole stink that his "grand-but-much-maligned Saintly City" was being "punked but good".

"She was saying: 'I can't believe it, I've just paid for food and now we're not even going to get to eat it.' It caused a bit of a sting in the pub.

"It's a little bit of a stinger when you don't achieve your goals," said Cammi Granato, the American captain.

"Mike Ross got a bit of a stinger.

"He had a bit of a stinger… I think it will only be one week," said Blues director of rugby Mark Hammett.

Howley said: "Luke Charteris picked up a bit of a stinger with his neck on Wednesday in a scrimmaging session and obviously he's come in today a little bit sore.

There's one thing, though, that can take a bit of the sting off: having the bad news broken to you by a white hat (read: strictly non-malicious) hacker who has every intention of helping you fix it, rather than telling the world how to do it.

Plus, using their first name adds a friendly touch to the letter that may lessen a bit of the sting.

What's more, the political symbolism of some of the wealthiest Americans' saying they support higher taxes on the rich takes a bit of the sting out of the idea of raising rates, for both Democrats and Republicans.