- past participle of bite.
bitten
Example Sentences
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A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
"The threats are many… even from children," he said, adding: "It's a like a dog has been set loose upon us. We have been bitten."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Chargers were bitten by the injury bug Tuesday during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers in El Segundo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Nehemia hadn’t asked her again what had bitten her hand, but had stayed with her, curled up in bed as they talked long into the night.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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