bear off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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‘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 Literature
That is, until white settlers arrived and wiped the bears off the landscape.
From Seattle Times
When the bears couldn’t be roused, base security was called and sounded sirens meant to scare the bears off, she said.
From Seattle Times
But officers weren’t able to chase the bear off Sept. 9, and said the bear tried to intimidate officers.
From Los Angeles Times
Grant’s golden retriever, Jake, leaped forward and chased the bear off the property, driving it into the woods.
From Seattle Times
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