Example Sentences

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“The administration seems to have bitten off more than it could chew.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Cory Kerewaro said his business was initially called to rescue "a bunch" of the reptiles after one was reported to have bitten a dog at the property.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

The IgE-mediated allergy is triggered after repeated bites from ticks or chigger mites that have bitten those mammals.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Yet folks have bitten, and now I’m writing about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

By the time she left, she’d have bitten her nails and cuticles ragged, and her mother would shake her head and say she was going to make her wear gloves.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray