bear off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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His wife used the opportunity to retreive a water bottle and got the bear off of him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
They were able to scare the bear off with their car.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
A neighbor alerted by the boy’s screams raced over and scared the bear off by brandishing a pipe and yelling, Butler said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
She sprints across the yard, pushes the bear off the wall and dashes away in a flurry of motion.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2021
‘He’s exhausted,’ said Torak without looking up, ‘and soaking wet. He’s been running in the stream to throw the bear off the scent. That was clever, wasn’t it?’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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