white bear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white bear
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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“In white bear, you are trying to suppress ‘white bear’ itself, so you are thinking about ‘white bear.’
From Scientific American • Oct. 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’re known as pizzlies or grolars, and they’re a fusion of the Arctic white bear and their brown cousins.
From Washington Post • May 23, 2016
We have … uh, really, quite a number of toys,” he said as he grabbed a stuffed white bear.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2015
He saw a white bear and one of the great jungle cats from the Southern Colonies crouching in the eaves, its teeth bared.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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