bitten
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unbitten adjective
Example Sentences
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When it was finished, Mal smiled as she took it from him, and thanked him, but she had bitten her lip so hard there was blood.
From Literature
The woman’s son adopted the pit bull, named O’Gee, in 2020 from a city shelter, not knowing he had bitten a jogger in both arms, according to the woman’s lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times
The other choice is to go in the open, past the yard, but you have to be careful not to be seen and not to get bitten by bugs.
From Literature
His clawed arm and bitten leg screamed in pain, but he made it up.
From Literature
On Sunday, a 12-year-old boy was also critically injured when bitten at a popular Sydney Harbour beach.
From BBC
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