Sentence examples for in sting from inspiring English sources

He even discussed new sanctions for peers caught in "sting operations by journalists" while discussing "what they might do for future [bogus] employers".

Meanwhile, on eBay, the state was auctioning big-ticket items like jewelry, camcorders and digital cameras confiscated by the police in sting operations.

Ms. Peterson said Mr. Thompson had banned smoking on school grounds and allowed teenagers to participate in sting operations to expose retailers who sold cigarettes to minors.

But, the panel said, this immunity will no longer protect agents in sting operations who hurt innocent third parties "with deliberate indifference".

It reflected his cooperation over a three-year period after he had been caught by federal investigators and agreed to cooperate in sting operations and the recording of telephone conversations.

"As much as I love it when liberal hypocrisy is exposed," he added, "do we really want to get to the point where it becomes standard fare — especially in political campaigns — for opponents to engage in sting operations?" Defensible or not, use of the tactics seems to be growing.

Rain fell in stinging drops.

She is not interested in stinging you; in fact, she'd probably rather not because she dies afterwards.

I did have to take my glove off at one point, but bees are not interested in stinging you".

In stinging but measured prose, he admonished the vice-chancellor for being "silent on the matter of moral responsibility".

In stinging species, only the females are provided with a formidable sting, which involves use of a modified ovipositor (egg-laying structure) for piercing and venom-producing glands.