was biting
- past progressive of bite.
Example Sentences
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The wind was biting, so we stopped by the wreckage of an old farm building to seek shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
One of the new Yanliaomyzon fossils even includes skeletal fragments preserved in its gut, indicating that it was biting chunks out of its meals that ripped away bone.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 31, 2023
“The Man,” performed in full office cosplay, was biting and hilarious, and “Cruel Summer” had an almost ecstatic chill to it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
The union said the cost-of-living crisis was biting deep and it was foolish to assume workers would "suck it up".
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
Then Beatrice had performed an astounding feat— she’d lifted his bicycle by the sprockets and chomped a hole in the rear tire, like she was biting into a pizza.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
