bite

Example Sentences

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Last month, a Ventura County woman died from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and unseasonably warm weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

When it bites, the noble false widow injects a neurotoxin which can cause pain in the bite area, minor swelling and in extreme cases make your feel sick, according to Buglife.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Across Asia, the supply squeeze is already starting to bite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s the kind of color that signals flavor before you even take a bite.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

He could sense her smugness as she slithered back to his desk, and he had to bite down on the corners of his mouth to kill his laughter.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville