bitten
Example Sentences
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A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Wouldn’t someone bitten or scratched 3 months ago already be rabid and possibly even dead?” another visitor posted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The parents of the third child refused a tetanus jag for their daughter, who was bitten by the family dog, because they "disputed the medical science" behind it.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
My ears felt bitten and I could see my breath.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
