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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Feik said the two cubs are healthy and will be relocated to a facility before being moved into wildland areas.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first time since 2020, cheetah cubs have been born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Officials captured the female bear and her cubs, who were living in a den underneath a nearby home, on Sunday.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Wildlife officials couldn't find the cub's mother after searching the area for a few days, and sent him to the Oakland Zoo, where staff members named him Briar because his spots resembled a blackberry briar bush.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first time since 2020, cheetah cubs have been born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Officials captured the female bear and her cubs, who were living in a den underneath a nearby home, on Sunday.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Wildlife officials couldn't find the cub's mother after searching the area for a few days, and sent him to the Oakland Zoo, where staff members named him Briar because his spots resembled a blackberry briar bush.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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