bear hug
Example Sentences
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After he grounded out in his final at-bat, Freeman enveloped him in an impromptu bear hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Proctor nodded along as Coen spoke and enveloped his attorney, Tom Yu, in a bear hug after the ruling was finalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
I've posted it on social media and it shows me going over to give him a bear hug, but it is him who ends up lifting me off the ground.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
I threw down my books, ducked his bear hug, and scampered up the mountainside and disappeared into the woods.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
