How to Use bear in a Sentence

bear

1 of 2 noun
  • The bears outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today.
  • But the hope is that most of the bears killed will be male.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Deano emerged and watched the bears rove around the gas station.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • When Shirlee knocked, a big bear of a man opened the door.
    — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Where did the 'bull' and 'bear' terms come from anyway?
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2023
  • Each bear cub was the size of a potato and their eyes were still closed.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Most bears shot in the wild will be more than palatable.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The type of bear has not been confirmed, the wildlife agency said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The only question is ... which of the three bears is Big Bear?
    — Silas Sloan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • In the video, Oppenheimer is shocked to spot the bear near his lounge chair.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • There was enough evidence to show bears were in the area.
    — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The bear released the woman and fled, the department said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • One takeaway from that is that tigers aren’t afraid of bears.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • This story is kind of like that, but with more golf and less bears.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
  • On Wednesday, the team arrived on the scene once more, only this time, the bear was not in the cave.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The rescue team left the cave and set up trail cameras to track when the bear left the cave, the Facebook post says.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
  • This marks the first time a bear has been captured and radio-collared in the range.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • The bear obliges and soon scampers off into the woods after stepping out of the truck.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There are two bear cubs still in care at the Ramona Wildlife Center.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There are lots of bears in this area, so a bear canister is a must.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Resting behind one side of the couch is a small bear statue.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • On the other hand, the bears want to see the stock fall sharply after earnings are announced.
    — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Trump, bear in mind, is the idol of Republicans from coast to coast.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The bear responded by biting her in the right hand and then fleeing.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • Come morning, all this would be vines, bracken, and bears.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2023
  • This Peruvian bear is truly taking over the world.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 May 2026
  • The tranquil pool bears mentioning again—there's nothing quite like a cool midday dip when the city heat gets to be too much.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
  • The bear cubs were orphaned last summer and were severely underweight when they were discovered.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • The rule of thumb is to stay three bus lengths away from deer and elk and 10 bus lengths from wolves and bears.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • The honest framing is that HYPE's bull case and its bear case are the same sentence.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

bear

2 of 2 verb
  • Who will bear the blame for this tragedy?
  • The company agreed to bear the costs.
  • The criminals must bear full responsibility for the deaths of these innocent people.
  • They were born over there [in the U.S.] and didn’t mean to offend.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The small, rural town of Louin bore the brunt of the damage.
    — Michael Goldberg and Rogelio Solis, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023
  • Shim was born in Seoul and moved to Vancouver as a child.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Gayle said that baby De Niro was born April 6 and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces.
    — USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • The Eagles’ standout tried to stand up, but couldn’t bear the weight on her leg.
    — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Hannah said Tatyanna was her first born and the two were close.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 5 June 2023
  • Secor, born in 1978, says he’s always been a man out of time.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks, died days later on Sept. 13.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The payment was disbursed on the fourth Wednesday of May, and was sent to people born after the 21st of a month.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 24 May 2023
  • From a Bronx dance floor in August 1973, hip hop was born: a union of rhyme, beat, and beating heart.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Where did your love of sports come from? I was born with an interest in sports.
    — Taylor Mims, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The two both signed a Kansas City jersey, which bears Kelce’s name and number, 87.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • That ability to match a ballad to a caller is born of a love of lyrics.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The recent trade for edge rusher Chase Young has borne fruit in a 4-0 stretch that has followed.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • When Eliza and Ella Fuller were born in March, they were conjoined at the stomach.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • After a few steps forward, reverse the movement to bear crawl back to the starting point.
    — Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And thus, a very early dinner schedule in our house was born.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Some of these moves may have started to bear fruit this month, analysts said.
    — Laura He, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • He was originally born among the Frost Giants but raised by Odin in the realm of Asgard.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in 1882, is recognized as the founder of Father's Day.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Or were born with a visual impairment, and never had the confidence to pick one up in the first place?
    — Mark Soares, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
  • One of the owners told him that Robert Wagner, who was the mayor when Adams was born, used to come in every day.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The elder Arévalo was forced to flee Guatemala and his son, Bernardo, was born in exile in Uruguay in 1958.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Earlier this month, the Dodgers’ rotation bore the brunt of the injury bug.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
  • The brothers were born in Iran and left in 2009.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 May 2026
  • Of course, those interest costs bear their own burden.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • So, those players bear watching, as well.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026

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