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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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
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Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
In July 2024, one of Grazer's cubs died after being injured by 32 Chunk.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Voters then propelled Grazer to a landslide win over the massive 32 Chunk, a bear that, months earlier, had killed one of Grazer's cubs.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Females average around 700 pounds but need the fat even since higher body fat increases cub survival, and lactating females can lose even more than a third of their weight over winter.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
In July 2024, one of Grazer's cubs died after being injured by 32 Chunk.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Voters then propelled Grazer to a landslide win over the massive 32 Chunk, a bear that, months earlier, had killed one of Grazer's cubs.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Females average around 700 pounds but need the fat even since higher body fat increases cub survival, and lactating females can lose even more than a third of their weight over winter.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 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 30 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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