Sentence examples for sting off from inspiring English sources

Taking some of the sting off that was the signing of former 49ers receiver Josh Morgan to a slightly more sensible 2-year, $11.5 million deal (though a steep $7.3 million of that was guaranteed).

It helps that a majority of this offense operates out of the shotgun; that creates spacing that naturally takes some of the sting off Gregg Williams's aggressive six-man blitzes.

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.

It takes the sting off to talk to people in the same situation as you.

Two weeks ago, an ally of his, the former head of Bissau's Navy, was indicted on similar drug charges after being arrested in a sting off the coast of West Africa.

Gandolfini's death is wretched news, and maybe the only way to take the sting off is to watch him at work.

In December hundreds of swimmers were stung off south-eastern Brazil.

Find the sting area and brush the stinger off or pull the stinger out.

He spotted a camera in the adoring crowd before the encores began, left, came back, shouted "go away and take as many pictures as necessary to kill that fucking camera" and then, as if stung, roared off into a maelstrom of thundering counterpoint.

For one, without having to carry the maximum fuel load at any time, cars will be faster in the races from the off, taking the sting out of criticisms that they are too slow.

Normally, it takes about a minute for the wasp to find its target, sting, and fly off.