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

He often gets bitten by bedbugs and walks with a cane, making climbing up and down from his bed difficult.

From Barron's • May 28, 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

He had wandered, while playing with the other children, a little way from them and had been bitten or stung by something poisonous.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien