How to Use cub in a Sentence

cub

noun

• Some believe male grizzlies kill cubs to bring the mother into heat.
  — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
• Leeloo, 9, and her cub are being kept in isolation to reduce stress.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• The exam was done roughly two months after birth to allow Leeloo and her cub time to bond.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• Around 300 cheetahs cubs are poached and trafficked every year.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• The cub, who had her first neonatal exam on March 3, weighed three pounds at birth and 14.3 pounds during her exam.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• In fact, scientists thought that 399 might have chosen to raise her cubs close to humans to keep them safe from male bears or other predators.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
• Again, children who are wary of depictions of animal harm may be uncomfortable with seeing that character, as well as a young lion cub, threatened or in a cage.
  — Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
• In this instance, staff members at the zoo made the cub’s adventure possible by opening the barriers that separated the indoor and outdoor enclosures.
  — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
• The births and deaths of their cubs were front-page news.
  — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023
• The ranger then combs through the woods for a safe place to lay the cub to rest.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021
• 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 first cub born in the country, Yuan Meng, arrived in 2017.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021
• The cub’s mom, Raji, gave birth to the little one June 27.
  — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
• The cub played with the rodent, even tossing it into the air once.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• The ranger said the female cub that was hit by the car couldn't have been more than six months old.
  — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 20 July 2021
• 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
• Zoo: Voters were tasked with choosing the name of the first tiger cub born at the Louisville Zoo in 20 years.
  — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
• In March, twin cubs were born to Satka, a rare Amur leopard at the zoo.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• While the twin cubs are in good health, the zoo said the first months of their life are crucial to their success.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
• The two male lion cubs, born in June, are the first African lions born at the Phoenix Zoo since 1976.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
• As for what to avoid, don't approach them, try to feed them or pick up their cubs.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Officials don’t know whether some of the cubs in the video are adopted.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024