Sentence examples for sting itself from inspiring English sources

The passage displays many of Krasznahorkai's qualities: the relentless ongoingness of the syntax; the way Korin's mind stretches and then turns back, like a lunatic scorpion trying to sting itself; the perfect comic placement of the final phrase.

Just as the symptoms of a severe allergic reaction are caused not by the offending bee sting itself but by the overzealous response of the body's immune system to it, so the blackout was aggravated by the grid's attempt to defend itself, one power station at a time.

For the most part, the North didn't seek to immediately abolish slavery by arms (that was the position of the John Brown fringe); it first tried to do so by isolating slavery in its home region and then squeezing it, or, in the lurid image that was often used at the time, by surrounding the scorpion with a ring of fire, causing it to sting itself to death.

Regardless of which insect stung your toddler, the sting itself will be very painful.

Scott Joplin's ragtime piano gives a period feel and the whole is performed as skilfully as the sting itself.

The sting itself often goes unnoticed and rarely leaves a mark.

The sting gland itself, for example, has many venom proteins with high expression levels that presumably would not be expressed in other structures in the abdomen.

During or after the hot water soak, perform effleurage with oil on the lower leg and foot (avoiding the sting site itself) in the direction of the heart.

The criticism will sting Goldman, which prides itself on its reputation and care for clients.

Unlike in honeybees, a bumblebee's stinger lacks barbs, so the bee can sting repeatedly without injuring itself; by the same token, the stinger is not left in the wound.

The TV show, similar to U.S. CBS network's "60 Minutes", often catches companies off guard, and the fallout can sting as McDonald's itself found out last year when it was criticized on food safety.