Example Sentences

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She’s objectively off-putting, which makes her bitingly human.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

On the bitingly cold day we visit, capacity is running at almost 145%, with 1,418 prisoners inside, when it was designed for 987.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024

Their wavy leaf margins are serrated, but not bitingly so.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

The new film has garnered tepid reviews, with most critics praising the visuals but lamenting the paltry story and dialogue, and using their reviews as a chance to get bitingly creative without sparing the puns.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

She felt suddenly hungry, bitingly hungry; her insides had been emptied out by her tears.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie