How to Use bear hug in a Sentence

bear hug

noun

• He gave his brother a bear hug.
• The video showed the team coming in to give bear hugs to the coach.
  — Fox News, 29 Aug. 2019
• Yes, that was the punchline: Give this bear a bear hug.
  — Essence, 19 May 2022
• Manuel held Beilein in the air in a tight, two-armed, bear hug in the Alamodome.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2018
• They both were pushed and one of them got an entire bear hug.
  — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2018
• Ed Kelce was right behind her and gave his son a bear hug.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• Except, that is, the bear hug that is a new staple of the Dodgers clubhouse.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021
• Jared Goff sprinted to his coach and the sideline, and the two embraced in a big bear hug.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2021
• Still three years away and Huntsville is already wrapping the event in a bear hug.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Let’s just say Michelle Obama would have been proud of our bear hug.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2021
• The stunned singer stood up and got a bear hug from the Hollywood action man.
  — Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
• While the ball bounced away, Burton wrapped up Trautman with a bear hug.
  — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020
• Khan throws his hands up, jumps a bit, and wraps Mackintosh in a bear hug.
  — SI.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• Jackie shoved the door aside and engulfed me in a massive bear hug.
  — Ted Jackson, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2018
• As soon as the game was over, Jones got a bear hug by a player only to be injured in the act.
  — Mark Heim, AL.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Lewis was generous with his bear hugs and brought joy to those around him.
  — courant.com, 1 Dec. 2019
• That tight bear hug eight weeks ago is now entwined with some of the most hellish aspects of this war.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Jaquez’s father wrapped Cronin in a bear hug and lifted him into the air.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• His reward for such a big save: A big bear hug from Boxall.
  — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
• The ball didn't have enough time to cool off from Alsorogi's heater by the time King got down the field to give him a big bear hug.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2021
• At the final whistle, his brother wrapped him in a bear hug.
  — SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The men fought — Knight got one punch in and tried to hold Baptista in a type of bear hug, said Gembolis.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 June 2018
• Jerry gives her some kind words and a bear hug, and the rat scurries out of its hiding place.
  — Richard Rys, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2021
• His good friend and former roommate Tyler Stephenson gave him a bear hug in the dugout.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2021
• Teammates high-fived Friedl and Tyler Stephenson, his good friend, waited at the end of the dugout to give him a bear hug.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2021
• The putt, of course, elicited Tiger’s famous fist pump and a bear hug with caddie Steve Williams.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
• Then a couple dozen children ran to her and into a class bear hug.
  — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2018
• Now would also be a good time to give yourself a bear hug for, like, 20 seconds.
  — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
• Casey swallowed him up in a gigantic bear hug and held on tight.
  — Ron Richmond For The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 June 2018
• Hurley emptied the bench with 36 seconds left and each starter received a bear hug.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024