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mouthfuls

noun

plural of mouthful

as in bites

a small piece or quantity of food took a small mouthful of the soup to see if she liked it

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Recent Examples of mouthfuls The kitchen delivers each roll in a steady rhythm, with diners typically finishing each roll over the course of four mouthfuls. — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2022 But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

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The room grew louder as cocktails were refreshed and guests swapped favorite bites.

— Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026
But while sharks are commonly found in the waters off the United States, shark bites are rare, experts say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of bites

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The speech capped a holiday that Trump has gone to great lengths to shape to his own tastes.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The cacio e pepe pasta transports me to my favorite trattoria in Rome and the pan-roasted Chilean sea bass tastes like it was just fished out of the sea.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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