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
Until Smith's bite at Panesar, players on both teams had refrained from involvement in hostility towards each other.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
“So the NIMBYs will only get one bite at the apple,” Gamba said, using the acronym for “not in my backyard” that refers to people considered reflexively opposed to development near them.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
He flew to the top of the ebony-and- weirwood door, perched there, and began to bite at the carved wood.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
