bitten

Example Sentences

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Travolta was bitten by the acting bug early.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"We'd have taken this situation at the start of the season. We'd have bitten your hand off for it."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

There’s a smaller risk of getting ill through direct contact, such as by being bitten by an infected rodent or by touching its saliva.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I think back to the night of Mayor Carrs dinner party—the electric lights on his house, the newspaperman who was mysteriously bitten.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland