cave bear

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noun

an extinct bear, Ursus spelaeus, that lived in caves in Europe during the Pleistocene Epoch.

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Words nearby cave bear

cave, cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator, cave bear, cave canem, cave cricket, cave dweller, cavefish, cave-in

How to use cave bear in a sentence

Once we found some bones and teeth, which turned out to be from ancient cave bears.
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“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.
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He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”
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Once again he accused the West of being unfair to Russia, bringing back his favorite metaphor, the Russian bear.
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Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
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Putin suggested that all the West wanted was to turn the Russian bear into “taxidermy.”
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Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
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More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
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The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
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