How to Use bite back in a Sentence
bite back
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The fourth quarter saw the Patriots take two leads, but the Cougars kept biting back.
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Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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Worried about further upsetting his son, Conejo said, he was forced to bite back his own tears.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, physics starts to bite back when the gate dimensions get down to five nanometers.
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Dexter Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Oct. 2016
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March 21 – April 19 When words poke old wounds, don’t bite back without good reason.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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When Dumoulin entered the offensive zone with the puck, Nate Dogg got his bite back.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aries March 21 – April 19 When words poke old wounds, don’t bite back without good reason.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The next time a public figure makes a mockery of ballet, rest assured that ballet will bite back.
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Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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Guests also love the daily tradition that starts by the fireplace in the main lobby, processes to a ceremonial firing of a replica 19th-century cannon on the edge of Mobile Bay, and finishes with light bites back at the hotel.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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