bitten

Example Sentences

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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

“The administration seems to have bitten off more than it could chew.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

A woman, 31, was bitten on the arm and received treatment at hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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