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Kamdyn brought a pink teddy bear, the bear’s tiny beach bag, and a little box of kinetic sand.—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals.—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The five members burst out of a giant pink teddy bear, and even their costumes were festooned with tiny bear faces, like the Grateful Dead’s mascot had suddenly infiltrated the world of girl groups.—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026 At the front of the gym was a chair for Brooks with a gap and gown as well as notes, flowers and a teddy bear.—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for teddy bear
Word History
Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting