Example Sentences

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Scientists are still trying to figure out why, in rare instances, sharks will bite people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"If you obsess so much on youth that will bite you on the bum, unfortunately."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Whether consumers will bite is a different issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"In winter, when their favorite foods are not around, they will bite into tree bark to get at the softer tissue underneath. It's not great food, but it's better than nothing," Vitek said.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Why, man, nothing but catfish will bite at that hour.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson