variants or less commonly bite-sized
Synonyms of bite-sizenext
1
: of a size that can be eaten in one bite
bite-size pieces of chicken
2
: being or made small or brief especially so as to be easily manageable
bite-size tasks
bite-size essays

Examples of bite-size in a Sentence

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Break whole graham crackers into bite-size pieces; press pieces randomly into ice cream and marshmallow creme in pan. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026 This training could benefit anyone who may be exposed to fewer periods of sustained focus as the world shifts toward greater engagement with endless scrolls of bite-size social media. Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 These bite-size confections are made with chunks of vanilla cookie covered in cherry (red), lemon (white), and raspberry (blue) candy coatings. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 Every sentence arrives polished into bite-size emotional shorthand—ridiculous, slightly glib, but not entirely wrong. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bite-size

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bite-size was in 1946

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“Bite-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bite-size. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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