bitten

Example Sentences

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Cathy gets bitten in the ankle by an aggressive dog and stays at the Lintons’ for a few weeks to heal.

From Los Angeles Times

Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.

From Barron's

Aminu said the herbalist rubbed some of the mixture on his foot, where he had been bitten, and he was told to drink the rest with the warning that it would make him feel nauseous.

From BBC

She never played games with Mawuli and me anymore, and it could be hard just talking to her without getting your head bitten off.

From Literature

He had been bitten by a bull shark, one of the most dangerous sharks in the world and notorious for hunting in shallow waters.

From BBC