How to Use polar bear in a Sentence

polar bear

noun
  • It was found for the first time last fall in a polar bear.
    Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In 1990, a polar bear killed a man in the North Slope village of Point Lay.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The boy was on the ground in a state of shock, as the polar bear hovered over him, about to attack.
    Larry David, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
  • In ten years, all the snow leopards and polar bears might be gone.
    Jessica Francis Kane, Harper's Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The crack of a rifle, the grunt of a polar bear, the spout of an orca, the bone-on-bone clash of narwhal tusks.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2021
  • In 1990, a polar bear killed a man farther north of Wales in the village of Point Lay.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Known as the polar bear capital of the world, Churchill draws wildlife lovers from far and wide.
    Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The polar bear was just a faraway speck in a frozen white expanse.
    Nell Lewis, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
  • His life was marked not by school grades but by first fox trapped, first polar bear shot.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Back on the coast, Bud shot a polar bear, fulfilling one of his goals.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Some hope to glimpse a polar bear before the species goes extinct.
    Wyatt Williams, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The Ouwehand Zoo welcomed a set of twin polar bear cubs on March 19.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020
  • The polar bear chased them back into the school, prompting the school's principal to slam the door to keep it out.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • For a polar bear hot spot like Churchill, the response program makes sense.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Pete Alonso gets back to polar bear physique by the All-Star Break.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • An adorable polar bear in Greenland was seen waving to a tourist.
    Fox News, 29 Jan. 2020
  • And, lastly, the average adult polar bears tip the scales at around 1,500 pounds, which is whole lot of bear.
    Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • He’s been dunked in the Arctic Ocean, stuck in an Everest blizzard, and stalked by a polar bear.
    Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Step away from the bear: A large male polar bear yawns during a snooze on the west coast of Canada’s Hudson Bay.
    National Geographic, 18 June 2020
  • That’s about the size of a large polar bear or Kodiak bear today.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Except that Andy had told me that a polar bear is faster in its initial burst than a racehorse out of the gate.
    Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Last month, a polar bear killed a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old child in the small village of Wales, Alaska.
    Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Hopefully too, guests will get the thrill of watching a polar bear sniffing around the rocks.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The brain-teasing artist has given his fans a polar bear among ghosts, an egg among bunnies, and a cat among owls.
    Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Kids ages 9 years and older will love building this pair of polar bears—one baby and one adult.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Marshmallow feet, ears, and a nose also help take each polar bear to new heights.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Standouts include an upright polar bear and large portraits and busts of the icons.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • That polar bear with one eye seems more important by the moment.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Pungowiyi wore a necklace affixed with the giant claws of a polar bear.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • For now, the penguin sits on a bench, looking out a window; and the polar bear rests by the entrance of the roomy adjoining bathroom.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024

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