bite at

Example Sentences

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The US leader is himself under pressure, with rising energy costs beginning to bite at home.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“That scheme ensures that petitioners get just one bite at the apple—not zero or two,” wrote the judges, appointed by President Trump and former President George W. Bush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Or are they just grabbing a bite at home because an Egg McMuffin is, in Boston anyway, $6.59?

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

Corale Olsen told KSBW-TV that she was in the water at a surfing camp at Asilomar State Beach when a sea lion swam under her instructor’s leg before taking a bite at her leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

They were hateful sharks, bad smelling, scavengers as well as killers, and when they were hungry they would bite at an oar or the rudder of a boat.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway