bite at

Example Sentences

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The US leader is himself under pressure, with rising energy costs beginning to bite at home.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“That scheme ensures that petitioners get just one bite at the apple—not zero or two,” wrote the judges, appointed by President Trump and former President George W. Bush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Or are they just grabbing a bite at home because an Egg McMuffin is, in Boston anyway, $6.59?

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

Constantly putting good food in my body, even if it was just a bite at a time.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

It was poor Silky she was thinking of: His chestnut coat dulled with lack of care, burrs stuck in his forelock, he was distrustful of humans, and prone to bite, at least at first....

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood