Biter is an English word with synonyms like person or individual. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Biter meaning
- Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
- A fish that tends to take bait.
- A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
Using Biter
- The main meaning on this page is: Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite. | A fish that tends to take bait. | A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
- Useful related words include: person, individual, someone, somebody.
- In the example corpus, biter often appears in combinations such as: nail biter.
Context around Biter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Biter
- In this selection, "biter" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nail, ankle, battle, given and versus stand out and add context to how "biter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a nail biter and a nail biter 27 26. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "biter" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with biter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We can't have a nail biter of election. (9 words)
The last and final set was an absolute nail biter. (10 words)
The Eagles and Colts matchup was a nail-biter from the opening tip. (13 words)
The Bot Squad didn’t start the year as the top-scoring team, but have worked hard and improved on their robot, named Ankle Biter, in order to qualify for the WV State Championships. (34 words)
After losing a nail-biter to Sandwich last week, the boys basketball squad needed to win one of their final three games, all of which were on the road, to make the playoffs. (33 words)
It was the second straight nail-biter for the Mountaineers, who used Lauren Charlton’s layup with 10 seconds to play to beat Wilkes-Barre Area, 51-49 on Friday night. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A lot of people are probably either going to have Notre Dame blowing out the Tigers or the game being a total nail-biter.
I also think BYU showed some resiliency in the loss, rallying back from a 16-point deficit to make it a nail-biter in the final minutes.
She had a nail-biter battle royale round with singer Sara Evans (who shared her take on her own elimination) as Mustang, but ultimately edged out a win.
The run started the weekend before last in round six when the Trojans took on Evans River at home, and won a nail biter, 27–26.
The wildfire threatening Yellowknife remained 15 kilometres from the city’s outskirts, but the update said fire-friendly weather will make the next two days a nail-biter.
They unfortunately fell short in a nail-biter of a series and were relegated to the third-place match to face the Spark.
Beating the Celtics at home, then flying to Atlanta and losing a nail biter on the second night of back-to-back games — it happens to the best of them.
I have no idea whether the race is going to be a nail-biter or a blowout.
The Bot Squad didn’t start the year as the top-scoring team, but have worked hard and improved on their robot, named Ankle Biter, in order to qualify for the WV State Championships.
The Eagles and Colts matchup was a nail-biter from the opening tip.
The last and final set was an absolute nail biter.
We can't have a nail biter of election.
After losing a nail-biter to Sandwich last week, the boys basketball squad needed to win one of their final three games, all of which were on the road, to make the playoffs.
But it was a nail-biter, given it was a 1-0 final score.
In a close game that had them trailing early, the King Cove Rookies manage to come away with the victory in this nail-biter versus the Nikiski Bulldogs.
It was the second straight nail-biter for the Mountaineers, who used Lauren Charlton’s layup with 10 seconds to play to beat Wilkes-Barre Area, 51-49 on Friday night.
Sasso won the match with a last second nail-biter takedown that led to a 12-3 major decision for the Buckeyes.
Saturday’s nail-biter victory pushes Nevada to 9-9 with a 2-5 conference record this season.
Set against the backdrop of a surging pandemic, the analog circus of ballot-counting in battleground states turned what was typically a one-night affair to a five-day nail biter.
There is also a nail-biter in New Jersey: Our neighbors were awaiting a call in the race between Representative Jeff Van Drew and his Democratic challenger, Amy Kennedy.
Common combinations with biter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: