bear hug
Example Sentences
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I've posted it on social media and it shows me going over to give him a bear hug, but it is him who ends up lifting me off the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Sullivan said, pulling his friend in for a bear hug as they both sobbed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Yvonne Carvalho, a 5-foot dynamo with oversize black glasses and purple MAC lipstick, greeted the nurse anesthesiologist with a bear hug and questions about her dating life and her daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Another leader, Evelyn Santiago, wrapped her in a bear hug and steered her to a table overflowing with snacks and art supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
His voice broke, and he gave Stella what had to be his twentieth bear hug.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
