Sentence examples for stung about from inspiring English sources

What stung about the Hop Obama episode was the suggestion that the brewery had been trying to cash in on the president's name.

If nothing else, the councilman's media-friendly image and high-profile supporters may prove especially beneficial in a city where residents still seem stung about having been the butt of jokes by late-night talk show hosts 20 years ago.

"There's a moderate to intensely painful burning/shocking sensation for about 30 seconds, then itching for another minute or so", said Dr Williams, who mentioned that he's been stung "about 50 times".

It really was preceded by a sponsorship sting about a pole-dancing wristwatch.

There have also been prominently reported scandals in recent weeks about a Tory candidate allegedly trying to plot with the EDL, a Lib Dem who stood down over a sting about donations, and another Lib Dem who withdrew after his arrest on suspicion of child sex abuse.

Buckingham Palace offered the News of the World an exclusive interview with Sophie, Countess of Wessex if the newspaper agreed to drop a "fake sheikh" undercover sting about her PR company allegedly selling access to the royal family, Rebekah Brooks has told the Old Bailey.

Ted Demme's zinging, stinging comedy about hitting your 30s was chosen by Michael Hann, who said: "The laughs don't come from the laboured set-ups of so many buddy comedies, but from the natural idiocies and responses of everyday conversation".

He was stung at about 11am (0200 BST), according to a statement from his wildlife park Australia Zoo.

Irwin, 44, was filming an underwater sequence for a television series on remote Batt Reef off the far north-east coast of Australia when he encountered the ray and was stung at about 11am (0200BST), accoring to a statement from Australia Zoo, Irwin's park.

But what must have stung Palin about the NBC/WSJ numbers were they came at a time when her overall cultural standing seemed to have evaporated.

The Justice Department has clearly been stung by criticism about its lack of charges against companies over financial wrongdoing.