bitten

Example Sentences

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In March, two people were fatally bitten by rattlesnakes in Southern California alone, a 46-year-old woman from Ventura County and a 25-year-old man in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"Some of these dogs shouldn't be going home… that terrifies me, that they're going to be coming back in. And dogs have gone home that have bitten and come back," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

You might think that Whitmarsh would have been "once bitten twice shy" when it came to Honda.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Nevertheless, the risk of being bitten by a shark remains extremely low.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

In contrast I observed that Call’s hands were wide with short fingers, the nails bitten well below the quick.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson