bearlike
- a word derived from bear.
Example Sentences
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A few years ago, against my bearlike nature, I began waking at 5 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Craig, who has a quiet demeanor and a dark, bearlike beard, is especially interested in helping introduce people to overnight backpacking.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2022
And from the wreckage of the failed impeachment, the bearlike Hastert, a former wrestling coach, led them through eight more years in the majority.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2019
Then follows a series of mostly spellbinding figures: the growling, bearlike T.D.
From New York Times • May 17, 2018
I boggled to think of everything the bearlike man was carrying around in his head.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
