stinging slap

Examples (20)

• The unexpected rejection felt like a stinging slap to his ego.
• He recoiled after receiving a stinging slap on the cheek.
• She received a stinging slap across the face for her insolence.
• She responded to his insult with a sudden, stinging slap.
• The stinging slap of the wind against his exposed skin was almost unbearable.
• The icy spray of the ocean felt like a stinging slap to the face.
• His harsh words were a stinging slap to her already fragile confidence.
• No one expected her to deliver such a stinging slap in public.
• The stinging slap of the waves against the hull of the boat was a constant reminder of the storm.
• The stinging slap left his face throbbing for several minutes.
• She delivered a stinging slap to the intruder's cheek, startling him.
• He felt the stinging slap of the branches as he ran through the woods.
• The court's decision was a stinging slap in the face for the environmental activists.
• A stinging slap was the only answer she gave to his proposal.
• He felt the stinging slap of the rain as he stepped out into the downpour.
• The coach's criticism felt like a stinging slap to his pride.
• The criticism was so severe it felt like a stinging slap.
• She dealt him a stinging slap that silenced the entire room.
• A stinging slap echoed through the room as the argument escalated.
• He could still feel the heat from the stinging slap she had given him.