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grizzly

[griz-lee] / ˈgrɪz li /
ADJECTIVE
grizzled
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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You’ve put a lot of animals in your films, like grizzly bears and penguins and now elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s all pretty grizzly, and it’s increasingly mundane.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Unsurprisingly, War Secretary Warrior-Ethos-Man appeared on Fox News the next day to brag about this pitiful behavior, acting as if he’d won a wrestling match with a grizzly bear.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

US scientist Dr Fred Ramsdell was on the last day of a three-week hike with his wife Laura O'Neill and their two dogs, deep in Montana's grizzly bear country, when Ms O'Neill suddenly started screaming.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

The homeless man stood up like a grizzly on hind legs.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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