bear
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
At 4am, a female polar bear approached and peered down.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Though a brace was used, it became clear to Crimson’s caretakers that his paw couldn’t bear weight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The current Bitcoin bear market is getting a little long in the tooth,” says Zach Pandl of Grayscale Research in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the lows of this latest bear market, bitcoin had seen the erasure of more than 50% of its value compared with its October 2025 record high above $126,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Pink Number Two had said Hesterfowl’s cabin was one hundred bear paces north.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
When he saw what he had captured, he said: "I was so extremely happy. I was screaming, so I probably woke up all the polar bears for miles."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Here’s another factoid that could get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in opposite directions on a given day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You can hear the wind. You can hear the bears walking,” Dunsmuir said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In Pereira, home to half a million people, every single street bears proof of what happened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He and George glowered at each other, their breaths coming out hot and fast from their noses like two polar bears squaring off in a fight.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
At least a quarter of National Football League players may end up with a degenerative brain disease, according to a new study published Tuesday that lays bare the extreme toll of America's favorite sport.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Trans comedian Jordan Gray is extremely unafraid to bare it all, including her soul, when behind the piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘Her bank accounts were stripped bare by Medicaid’: My late friend had $20,000 in credit-card debt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Architect Dr Rachel O'Grady, who specialises in urban strategy, told BBC News NI "the bare bones of a really excellent city is there".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
He laid the pulp on a patch of bare earth, then scrambled over to the cinders.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“He just beared down and made pitches when he needed to,” manager Dave Roberts said, “versus feeling it with the mechanics or being uncertain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
“We found ourselves in a two-possession game in the fourth quarter, and we beared down and won the game,” South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley said on Friday.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
“The guys put their mind to it and beared down. Kind of: ‘Enough’s enough,’” Reid said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
Wrestling fans around the world beared witness to some of the most iconic moments in WWE history at Sunday night’s edition of WrestleMania.
From Fox News ● Apr. 8, 2019
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
The first is “what the market believes the average short-term interest rate will be over the next decade,” while the second is the “additional compensation investors require for bearing the uncertainty around that path.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Gaël and Sebastian are passionate documentary filmmakers, deeply committed to telling the stories of the people they meet and bearing witness to the realities of their lives."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Family members, now also bearing surnames like Kellermann, Millhiser and Richards, had flown and driven in from all around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The other 20 percent, bearing lower credit ratings, generally were more difficult to sell, but they could, incredibly, simply be piled up in yet another heap and reprocessed yet again, into more triple-A bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
It was Seoul that bore the brunt of Pyongyang's ire following these summits.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ms. Cusk seems similarly trapped, as well, in a novelistic form that appears to bore her but which she is unwilling to disavow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Within hours of erupting, the fire bore down on homes around the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka, which are packed with summer tourists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said social media platforms bore responsibility for not rebutting in time the content that encouraged last week's rush, warning it was "very likely" a similar event would happen "in any part of the world".
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The envelope bore the seal of the Haarlem police.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Amor, who was born in Trinidad, disagreed with what Owens was saying then.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Blitzy was born during his time at Harvard Business School where he met co-founder Sid Pardeshi, an Nvidia veteran and M.B.A. and Master of Science student.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Radvinsky, who was born in Ukraine and raised in the US, died on 23 March.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And the families’ newest additions were both born months apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mother had been very ill when I was born.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
This means many of the losses incurred in the attacks have been borne by those businesses.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Ventura County district attorney said his county “has borne the brunt of the greatest disaster of its kind in the history of the State” — and he was clear on who deserved the blame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The editorial’s concerns over stablecoin rewards and their risk to bank deposits aren’t borne out by recent data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
For the Andromeda team, the bulk of any potential losses is likely to be borne by the life-insurance companies that own as much as $35 trillion of these assets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The master and mistress, and their kin, and one child she had borne were in that house—which she did not enter.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing bear
ACT Vocabulary List
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
"The Banana Tree," Vocabulary from the short story
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
