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

Well, he was biting my feet so hard he actually put holes in my shoes and it was hurting my feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

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

They tried casting from the dock, but nothing was biting, so they called it a day.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Mr. Poe sighed and looked down at Sunny, who was biting a fork and listening closely.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket