bear off
Example Sentences
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Individuals who were camping there and local health department workers tried to scare the bears off with the horn, shouts and claps.
From Seattle Times
Napkins, restaurant checks, currency, all the flimsier items of daily life outdoors might easily have been borne off on the breeze.
From Washington Post
McCall says at the end of “Convoy,” with a slight alteration of a trucker’s farewell: “Keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your … tail.”
From Washington Post
“I saw a pretty good quote today in response to this … that said, ’Let’s drop a bear off in their office and find out which exterminator they’re going to call.’
From Seattle Times
She sprints across the yard, pushes the bear off the wall and dashes away in a flurry of motion.
From Washington Post
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