cub

Example Sentences

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The cub, whose coat is still peppered with reddish fur, is very active and still nursing, he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A polar bear cub travels the icy Svalbard coast with its mother.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears’ film, a bear cub is cared for by a benevolent tree on a cliffside.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Yes, thought Torak, the cub will warn me.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver