bitten

Example Sentences

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William Gude, better known online under the handle “Film The Police L.A.,” claimed Perry’s dog had bitten him in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"We'd have taken this situation at the start of the season. We'd have bitten your hand off for it."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

There’s a smaller risk of getting ill through direct contact, such as by being bitten by an infected rodent or by touching its saliva.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Humans can catch hantaviruses from contact with infected mice or rats or their droppings, or being bitten or inhaling contaminated dust.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Then he found a juniper sapling with several twigs raggedly bitten off.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver