bear off
Example Sentences
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The students at the Ivy league university had legally hunted the bear off campus and brought it back to the dorm to process the meat, according to the Cornell Daily Sun.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
But officers weren’t able to chase the bear off Sept. 9, and said the bear tried to intimidate officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
They were able to scare the bear off with their car.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
A neighbor alerted by the boy’s screams raced over and scared the bear off by brandishing a pipe and yelling, Butler said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
‘He’s exhausted,’ said Torak without looking up, ‘and soaking wet. He’s been running in the stream to throw the bear off the scent. That was clever, wasn’t it?’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
