bite

Example Sentences

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These tools can bite before the market fully understands what is happening.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The otters were known to bite guests who paid $215 to swim with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

My heart gave a startled lurch, and the bite of toast I’d stolen stuck in my throat.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin