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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She was hired by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 2011 to raise and train two cougar cubs, brothers Joseph and Tecumseh, that the zoo had obtained from a rehab facility in Nebraska.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
Outdoor activity across the area has slowed dramatically as officers try to locate the sow, described as highly aggressive, and her cubs.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Three hungry polar bears arrived in the village—a mother and her cubs.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
Outdoor activity across the area has slowed dramatically as officers try to locate the sow, described as highly aggressive, and her cubs.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Three hungry polar bears arrived in the village—a mother and her cubs.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 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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