How to Use black bear in a Sentence

black bear

noun
  • Let the black bear leave the area on its own.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Since then, the young black bear has been in the refuge's care.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Even black bear sightings are rare.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If a black bear does make contact, fight back.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Moose, deer, elk, and, yes, brown and black bears roam the same trail.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Two good-sized black bear cubs were playing in the trees.
    — William D. Brown, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2025
  • In the northeast, floods can wake black bears from their dens.
    — WIRED, 25 July 2023
  • The black bear is the only species of bear that lives in the state.
    — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • How often are black bears in Boise?
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
  • As for the black bear in the video above, though—what’s your best guess on its weight?
    — Gerry Bethge, Field & Stream, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Brown and black bears, moose and wolves, roam tundra and black spruce forests.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The owner had once shot a black bear, legally, from a side door.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Playing dead isn't a good idea with a black bear, the agency says.
    — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 29 May 2018
  • The dog then ran back out of the woods with a black bear chasing after it.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 July 2023
  • The head and neck alone can weigh 600 pounds—more than a large black bear.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Here’s what happened when a black bear charged me on my hometown trail.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Gideon was a black bear cub that looked like a cross between a human and dog.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • The region is filled with black bears, whales, and other wildlife species.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Adult black bears stand about three feet high on all fours and about five feet tall when upright.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The doe stands alert, ears forward, as a young black bear enters the frame.
    — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
  • One video showed a black bear pacing back and forth, unable to squeeze through.
    — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Show attendees could pay for a chance to get in the cage with a live black bear.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Their claws are longer than those of black bears, and used for digging and scraping.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This is where Southwest Wildlife keeps its black bear cubs.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Moose, black bear, eagles, muskrats and salmon are also present from time to time.
    — Mike Campbell, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • While black bear attacks are rare, the bear is looking for food and can see you as prey.
    — Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024
  • On a trip in 2018, our food pack was ripped to shreds by a black bear.
    — Times Insider Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The two black bears are gently splashing as the video begins.
    — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The fat from a black bear would have been of upmost importance, too.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Where the bear was spotted The bear appears to be a young male black bear.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2024

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