Paul Bunyan

noun

Paul Bun·yan -ˈbən-yən

: a giant lumberjack of American folklore

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The route begins at Crow Wing State Park in Brainerd and ends 115 miles later at Lake Bemidji State Park in Bemidji, home to a famous giant statue of Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, Babe. —

Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025 The stats are staggering, like if Paul Bunyan played high school football. —

Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 The regular season finale against Wisconsin is at Huntington Bank Stadium on Nov. 29, After playing on Black Friday in 2023, the Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe will return to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024 Right Now By Jordan Thomas Forbes Staff The rivalry between the Golden Gophers and Badgers was nearly 60 years old by the time the teams first played for Paul Bunyan’s Axe in 1948. —

Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Paul Bunyan