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
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
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Axhi, alongside his cub brother, arrived at the Brookfield Zoo in 1995 at 6 months old, rescued from southeastern Alaska after a hunter killed their mother.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Ring camera footage showed the technician locking his door before noticing a loud cub approach him, panicking, and yelling at the mammal.
—C. A. Bridges, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
As sunshine filtered through the trees at a national park in the Central African Republic, a mother lion walked along followed by her three cubs.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Ring camera footage showed the technician locking his door before noticing a loud cub approach him, panicking, and yelling at the mammal.
—C. A. Bridges, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
As sunshine filtered through the trees at a national park in the Central African Republic, a mother lion walked along followed by her three cubs.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cub
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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cub
noun1
a
: a young flesh-eating mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: a person just learning a job : apprentice
a cub reporter
a cub pilot
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