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

"Some of these dogs shouldn't be going home… that terrifies me, that they're going to be coming back in. And dogs have gone home that have bitten and come back," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 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