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Recent Examples of bitten
There was a tumultuous battle between the combatants but alas, the giant scorpion fatally bit Artemis’ boyfriend.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
An unprovoked bite is defined as an incident in which a person is bitten in a shark’s natural habitat without prior human interaction.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
One of the sons, Gilbert, tried to raise turkeys for sale on the property but the book bug bit him.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
An officer who tried to intervene was then bitten by Mrkulic, resulting in permanent scarring on her hands.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
One of the dogs then bit an officer on the leg, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Police say Shah Alam bit two officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The dog had previously bitten his owner’s wife, necessitating her to get stitches, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
An unprovoked bite is defined as an incident in which a person is bitten in a shark’s natural habitat without prior human interaction.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
One of the sons, Gilbert, tried to raise turkeys for sale on the property but the book bug bit him.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
An officer who tried to intervene was then bitten by Mrkulic, resulting in permanent scarring on her hands.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
One of the dogs then bit an officer on the leg, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Police say Shah Alam bit two officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The dog had previously bitten his owner’s wife, necessitating her to get stitches, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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The brutal infection literally sucked the life out of him, Thelma Wood said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than a dozen countries have been sucked into the fray and the conflict has stoked fears of an inflation crisis.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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