Sentence examples for sting up from inspiring English sources

He said he had approached Kent police and alleged it was Clarke who set the sting up and blackmailed him.

Understanding full well the scorpion's reputation and seeing that stinger up close, the frog politely declines, asking "how do I know you won't sting me as we cross?" The scorpion convinces the frog to provide the ride despite this concern, explaining that they'd both die if he did indeed sting the frog.

When my brother Alan got horrendously stung climbing up a tree, he was promoted to mum and dad's bed.

In spotlessly clean Geneva, they point out, dog owners who break the law face a minimum fine of £1,600, while repeat offenders are stung for up to £8,000.

After a while, I rinsed out all of the shampoo and, eyes still stinging, soaped up my body.

Back in 2011, for instance, a Mother Jones investigation found that 49 "successful" prosecutions of "terrorists" were the result of sting operations set up by FBI agents provocateurs.

Since then, police interest in the plant has increased, with authorities setting up sting operations in a bid to catch traffickers and raiding jungles for the plant.

It turned out to be a sting set up by the cops.

The bee sting flared up with that familiar white heat and then faded abruptly away.

Many believe it was a sting set up by the US and an 'in from the cold' Libya.

The prosecution's case is also focused on a tape recording she had made — part of a sting set up by prosecutors — of her confronting Officer Moreno days after the attack is alleged to have taken place.