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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The incident remains under investigation, but the agency said park staff believe a female grizzly bear with two or three cubs was involved in the encounter.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Many of his later programs have been capped by a coda in which the tricks of the trade are laid bare—no trick being more vital than that of extreme patience, with camera operators waiting days, or even weeks, for the right cub, or pup, or fledgling, or froglet, to show up.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Park officials suspect a female grizzly bear with cubs were involved.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Park officials believe a female grizzly bear with two or three young cubs were involved in Monday's encounter, the National Park Service said in an update Thursday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Many of his later programs have been capped by a coda in which the tricks of the trade are laid bare—no trick being more vital than that of extreme patience, with camera operators waiting days, or even weeks, for the right cub, or pup, or fledgling, or froglet, to show up.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Park officials suspect a female grizzly bear with cubs were involved.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Park officials believe a female grizzly bear with two or three young cubs were involved in Monday's encounter, the National Park Service said in an update Thursday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2026
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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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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