How to Use cub in a Sentence

cub

noun
  • The births and deaths of their cubs were front-page news.
    — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The ranger then combs through the woods for a safe place to lay the cub to rest.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021
  • The name with the most votes will be given to the cub on Nov. 23.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The lion cubs are not the first of their species to be found in the area.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The girl was the firstborn cub, followed by the two boys.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022
  • The cub had pulled the shrew out of the sand and had been knocking it around like a ball.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The pair had their first cub in June of 2018, the first ever born at the zoo.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The cub was born with a birth defect in one of her eyes.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Naom gave birth to two litters of cubs at the Akron Zoo.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The cub weighs about four ounces, as much as a stick of butter.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
  • But like in the wild, Tian Tian will have no role in raising the new cub.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The male cub weighs less than 4 pounds and is between 4 to 6 weeks old.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2020
  • About that time, the cub that was in the trap decided to break free.
    — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
  • The first cub born in the country, Yuan Meng, arrived in 2017.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The cubs, who will soon be taken to a safehouse, are the lucky ones.
    — CNN, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The cub’s mom, Raji, gave birth to the little one June 27.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
  • The cub played with the rodent, even tossing it into the air once.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The ranger said the female cub that was hit by the car couldn't have been more than six months old.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 20 July 2021
  • Until that point, most things in the lives of the cubs — two sets of brothers — hadn’t been so.
    — Kimberly Veklerov, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2018
  • The account shared that typically, bear cubs in the U.S. are born at the start of the year.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The cub scouts, ages 8 to 10, have been writing to their local homes.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The cubs are still unnamed and are out of public view, the zoo explained.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The adult female bear was killed and the 2-year-old cub was wounded and had to be put down.
    — Fox News, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The cub walked by a pond on the property before moving back to the porch.
    — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • As of June 8, the cub weighed nearly 80, a news release states.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 June 2025
  • Zoo: Voters were tasked with choosing the name of the first tiger cub born at the Louisville Zoo in 20 years.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
  • In March, twin cubs were born to Satka, a rare Amur leopard at the zoo.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • His father, Obasi, the leader of his pride, voiced by Lennie James, spoils the cub.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the twin cubs are in good health, the zoo said the first months of their life are crucial to their success.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
  • The cubs were eating solid food already, including a small bird called a wagtail and a woolly rhinoceros—probably a younger rhino brought down by adults in the pack.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025

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