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
Still, there were times when a phrase about prioritization written on another whiteboard in Darlington’s office — “Eat the elephant one bite at a time” — might have seemed to mock him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
In 2003, Gov. Ed Rendell offered up a $264 million incentive package designed to placate USAir by improving facilities in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but the airline didn’t bite, at least not exactly.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
He flew to the top of the ebony-and- weirwood door, perched there, and began to bite at the carved wood.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
