white bear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white bear
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The researchers also showed that suppression did not lead memories to rebound, as the white bear experiments might suggest.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2023
I mean, no one ever tries to think of a white bear anyway, so it shouldn’t be a hard task.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022
In “East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” a Norwegian story, a father signs his daughter over to a large white bear in exchange for a promise of riches.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
They are tiny, blind and toothless, and they more closely resemble a pale rodent than a black and white bear.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2015
Out across the water, on the point of shoreline near the opening of the bay, a massive white bear stood as motionless as a statue, facing him.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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