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bite

[bahyt] / baɪt /
NOUN
injury from biting or stinging
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NOUN
mouthful of food
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STRONGEST


NOUN
pungency; stinging sensation
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STRONG
WEAK
tastelessness
NOUN
allotment
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STRONG




VERB
take a chance
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Example Sentences

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But policies introduced by Andrews lost their bite over time.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But it’s also a show with a sound bite archive spanning decades which includes such hits as “Jane, you ignorant slut,” from a late-’70s “Weekend Update” sketch starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

They are cute, helpful little fellas who want to assist you in digesting the world, one bite at a time.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

That fine took a 17-cent bite out of BofA’s third-quarter earnings per share, which fell to 91 cents from $1.04 a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Watching myself on that screen was like having a million ants crawl underneath my skin, and not just any ants, but the fire ant variety that liked to bite.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

In 2017, British Airways apologised to a family travelling from Vancouver to London, after they were left covered in bug bites from an overnight flight.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Fear of tick bites rather than shark attacks now dominate the conversation,” agreed an op-ed in the Vineyard Gazette.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Plus, mac and cheese grows up as Barilla bites on healthier Goodles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Helena bites her lip, screws up her face, and I have no idea what is about to come out of her mouth.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

So a bit of historical knowledge is essential to put U.S.-Saudi tensions in perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Once a year we will gather them in to have a bit of a closer inspection and make sure that they're all healthy and their welfare needs are met," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

When a name like Jim Caviezel shows up in QAnon-adjacent thrillers, it’s a bit of a “fork found in kitchen” situation.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

"It feels a bit absurd," said shopper Echo Wang, 31, who works in marketing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“She’s a bit like Gran,” I told Karl, trying to explain her state of mind to him as best I could.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

"Programming without electricity or an internet connection is a problem... you can either come here to play or stay behind during a blackout, get bitten by mosquitoes, and catch dengue," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

A kayaker was bitten by a hammerhead that year, too, and people fishing off Sunset Beach encountered a 10-foot hammerhead, according to news accounts at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

After using his machete to hack his way through the dense foliage—all while getting stung and bitten by wasps and ants—Kermit would set up the sighting rod.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

You can cat-proof them by wrapping them in no-chew, bitter-tasting bandages, which veterinary clinics use to prevent animals from biting them off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Shrinking storage levels and rising Chinese demand are biting as markets increasingly anticipate an indeterminate block to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

I leave, biting my lip, and let the one-brow man follow me to the bottom of Tatarska Street.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron


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