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
In 2003, Gov. Ed Rendell offered up a $264 million incentive package designed to placate USAir by improving facilities in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but the airline didn’t bite, at least not exactly.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Most are reserved for the dinner hour, when diners have the time to leisurely enjoy nigiri one bite at a time.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 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
