bitten

Example Sentences

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The female hiker was about three quarters of a mile up the trail when she was bitten on the ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"Most large spiders are not inclined to bite a human – you can handle hundreds of large house or garden spiders and never get bitten," the conservation charity says.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year, with fewer than 10 deaths annually.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Someone who was never anxious, never tortured by doubt and indecision, someone who never stood as I did, hopeful, eager, frightened, tearing at bitten nails, uncertain which way to go, what star to follow.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier