Example Sentences

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“They have bit people,” he warned, “and they are protected animals.”

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023

COVID-related lockdowns and curbs have bit into travel, moviegoing and car-buying last spring and again at the start of winter, data from information providers and industry bodies showed.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023

“It is a tough mouthful that they have bit off, and they’re having to chew right now,” he said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2021

Baldock admitted Sheffield’s players thought a win was possible, but “we’d have bit your hand off if you offered us a draw.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2019

“Two more have bit the dust,” said an old man.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane