grizzly
adjective
somewhat gray; grayish.
grizzlies
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pluralof grizzly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He wrote the foreword for the scholarly book “California Grizzly” and from his Montana home keeps an eye on the well-being of his home state’s precariously small colony of grizzlies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But despite being featured on the state flag, wild grizzlies haven’t been spotted in the state for about a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Historians estimate that before the arrival of large numbers of European settlers, roughly 50,000 grizzlies ranged across the American West.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
“Everybody’s used to seeing grizzlies on TV catching salmon out of the air at the top of some waterfall, but black bears are one of the laziest animals on the planet,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025
Like saber-toothed tigers, giant wolves, and bears twice as big as today’s grizzlies.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
