How to Use cub in a Sentence

cub

noun
  • The births and deaths of their cubs were front-page news.
    ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The girl was the firstborn cub, followed by the two boys.
    Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022
  • The cub had pulled the shrew out of the sand and had been knocking it around like a ball.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The cub played with the rodent, even tossing it into the air once.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The account shared that typically, bear cubs in the U.S. are born at the start of the year.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The cubs are still unnamed and are out of public view, the zoo explained.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The cub walked by a pond on the property before moving back to the porch.
    Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • In March, twin cubs were born to Satka, a rare Amur leopard at the zoo.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • As for what to avoid, don't approach them, try to feed them or pick up their cubs.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Since that agreement was signed, six cubs have been born.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are two bear cubs still in care at the Ramona Wildlife Center.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The cub will be transferred to a zoo in the coming weeks, officials said.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But for now, each cub is less than 3 pounds, the release explained.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
  • A little while later, the cubs emerge from the narrow space and Sielsch boards up the opening.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
  • On Thursday, the cubs’ chunkiness will be put to a vote.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The outlet reported that Palas started to yell and wave his hands as the mother bear chased the cub up the hill.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • A month later, in Chicago, a Pakistani cub picks you up from the airport.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Last month, the zoo also welcomed a 4-week-old cheetah cub named Rozi.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022
  • The Philadelphia Zoo just got a bit cuter thanks to two sloth bear cubs that were born last month.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • After the leaders of the pack walked off, the lionesses and cubs swarmed in to finish off the buffalo.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • More than a month later, on Sept. 2, a bear and its cub broke into a home, taking some dog food.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In June, Moore posted a photo of a tiger cub on a leash on Instagram.
    Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In June, Moore posted a photo on Instagram of a tiger cub on a leash.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 19 Aug. 2022
  • In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The small business will personalize the names and amount of little cubs up to a whopping 10 kids.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Two tiny spring cubs also indulged, but their mother huffed at them from outside the video frame the whole time.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The cubs were then released on state game land in Pine Grove Township on Thursday morning.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The male cub lived with its face stuck in the container for nearly two months after the initial sighting.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • After about 10 seconds of struggling, the frightened cub was free.
    Jillian Sykes, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Mei Xiang gave birth to seven cubs, four that survived.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023

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