: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
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Examples of biting in a Sentence
a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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Sewell, who died in 2015 at the age of 84, worked for the Standard for more than 30 years and was renowned for his biting critiques.
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Jake Kanter For Deadline, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The result is a biting and witty workplace comedy that follows the cast and crew of Tecto, a movie about a superhero who can make earthquakes.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
This distance between the two politicians, which could have its origins in Harris’s biting critique, during a 2019 primary debate, of Biden’s alliance with a segregationist, is one that the Harris campaign will surely exploit in the weeks to come.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Reviews have been tepid for the period drama (39% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), although critics have praised McKellen’s biting turn.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jake Kanter For Deadline, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The result is a biting and witty workplace comedy that follows the cast and crew of Tecto, a movie about a superhero who can make earthquakes.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
This distance between the two politicians, which could have its origins in Harris’s biting critique, during a 2019 primary debate, of Biden’s alliance with a segregationist, is one that the Harris campaign will surely exploit in the weeks to come.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Reviews have been tepid for the period drama (39% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), although critics have praised McKellen’s biting turn.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for biting
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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