cub

noun \ ˈkəb \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: cub in a Sentence

Definition of cub

1 a : a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)

b : a young shark

2 : a young person

3 : apprentice; especially : an inexperienced newspaper reporter

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Examples of cub in a Sentence

the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball

Recent Examples of cub from the Web

For the past three years, Judge Cindy Lederman has walked by a half-dozen statues of playful bear cubs every day on her way up to her high-ceilinged, top-floor office looking out toward Miami's waterfront.

— adiel kaplan, miamiherald, "She struck down gay adoption ban and handled notorious juvenile cases. Now she's retiring.," 3 July 2018
One is to always be cautious around them, especially mother bears with cubs.

— bruce henderson, charlotteobserver, "A bear spooked shoppers in Charlotte. It's the latest in a string of sightings.," 27 June 2018
Bears no longer are a problem in Wingfield North, a Seminole County gated neighborhood where a mother bear with cubs mauled a woman in December 2103, according to a state database tracking calls about nuisance bears.

— stephen hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Apopka to consider bear ordinance, bear-resistant trash cans," 26 June 2018
Jacksonville Zoo and Garden’s newest tiger cubs are set to meet their already adoring fans this weekend.

— rebecca angel baer, Southern Living, "Meet Jacksonville Zoo’s New Baby Tigers," 9 Feb. 2018
It's taken 25 years, but another polar bear cub was finally born in the United Kingdom, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced Wednesday.

— ashley may, USA TODAY, "First polar bear cub born in UK in 25 years an 'outstanding achievement'," 3 Jan. 2018
Oh, my! My Offers points to one woman in particular who attempted to take a two-month-old tiger cub from Thailand to Iran by packing it in a suitcase filled with stuffed animals.

— bridget mallon, ELLE Decor, "20 Of The Craziest Things People Have Tried To Smuggle Through Customs," 22 Feb. 2016
At least that’s what Prudi Koeninger of the Dallas-Fort Worth Wildlife Coalition told a woman who discovered a mother bobcat and her cubs living in their backyard.

— aditi shrikant, BostonGlobe.com, "When wild animals urbanize," 13 July 2018
Tian Tian, a male giant panda at the National Zoo, has fathered all of her cubs.

— rebecca bratek, CBS News, "National Zoo's giant panda experiencing "pseudopregnancy," zoo says," 5 July 2018

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