bear hug
Example Sentences
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Our critic praised the star for “his admirable ability to give audiences a big bear hug without leaving the stage.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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
A warm tone was already set the previous day, when Milei embraced Francis with a bear hug at the end of a Mass to declare Argentina’s first female saint.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
He locked Roy in a fierce bear hug that emptied the air from Roy’s lungs like an accordion.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
