- past participle of bite.
bitten
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That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
While Tayane Dalazen was bitten by a nurse shark - known as a more docile species - some influencers have been filmed touching tiger sharks and even great whites.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A kayaker was bitten by a hammerhead that year, too, and people fishing off Sunset Beach encountered a 10-foot hammerhead, according to news accounts at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Incidents of sharks biting humans are incredibly rare, but at least three influencers have been bitten by the animals in less than a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
On a low coffee table, with circular and semicircular stains bitten into the dark veneer, lay a few wilted numbers of Time and Life.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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