bitten

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, the risk of being bitten by a shark remains extremely low.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides, US oil firms have been bitten by Venezuela once before.

From BBC

Cathy gets bitten in the ankle by an aggressive dog and stays at the Lintons’ for a few weeks to heal.

From Los Angeles Times

Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.

From Barron's

Aminu said the herbalist rubbed some of the mixture on his foot, where he had been bitten, and he was told to drink the rest with the warning that it would make him feel nauseous.

From BBC