How to Use bull in a Sentence

bull

1 of 2 noun
  • What did the big oil bulls miss?
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The bull just turned 3 years old.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • When the snow cleared the bulls were gone.
    — Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The bull case may be stronger than the bear one.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The bull had been around for many years and had lived hard.
    — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The bull never moved from his bed.
    — Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The white elk hung out with two other bulls.
    — Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why the end game for the bulls is lower rates.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • That would be a 90-point score on that type of a bull.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • That was the Apple bull case a year ago.
    — Steve Kovach, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The 5-year-old bull had strayed from his herd in search of a good graze.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The bull slewed around broadside, and a shot through the lungs put it down.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • All bulls, and many had racks that appeared to be in the record-book class.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • But at the moment, the bulls are in control.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • And the bulls are scored every single ride.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • June has been a roller coaster for both market bulls and bears.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • If eight seconds is achieved, both bull and rider are scored.
    — Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The 12½-foot-tall bull has a tip-to-tip horn span of 7½ feet.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • Just watch out, there’ll be a bull loose in the China shop.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Shawn has since killed a handful of bulls out of that very meadow.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • With a little guidance, the bull slid through the snow right to the road.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 10 Aug. 2023
  • With his tail held high, my father led his prize bull around the arena.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Currently, there is one bull, four cows and a one-month-old calf.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Again, something that should hearten the bulls.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This augurs poorly for yen bulls.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Don’t give up; this is just the start of a bull run—forward and upward!
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • What do the animals — a bull, a horse and a bird — have to do with it?
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But on balance the near-term bull case for gold remains stronger than the bear case.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Old Man back like a wild bull from his bed in the next room to mine.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Its bull-case puts the total at $4 trillion.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

bull

2 of 2 verb
  • Stevens gained a yard on his first attempt before bulling his way into the end zone.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Then came a husband about 60, who bulled his way across while his wife waited on the safe side.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Cliques are known to be exclusionary and that exclusion can often lead to bulling.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • Federal officers fired rubber bulled and used tear gas.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, after an incompletion Denegal ran around the right side and bulled his way for a nine-yard gain.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Three plays later, Kareem Hunt bulled his way into the end zone and the Chiefs had tied the game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Can generate offense by bulling his way through traffic or stickhandling in tight spaces.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • John Franklin-Myers bulled right through Alex Palczewski at one point in a red zone drill.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
  • Jake Bova scored twice for Avon Lake, bulling his way into the end zone from 8 yards out and 3 yards out.
    — Joe Magill, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Then Thursday being an off-day, there’s a potential to bull pen it or come up with something else in the interim.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
  • But in the backstretch Reed saw that decision had been a mistake, when his colt was fighting Leon and trying to bull his way to the rail.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2022
  • Moments before intermission, Sabonis passed up an open 3 and tried to bull his way inside and threw up a prayer that didn't have a chance.
    — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Illinois closed the gap to 13-7 on a touchdown run by Reggie Love, who bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out.
    — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Pec halved the deficit in the 56th minute, bulling his way through a pair of defenders before pushing in a left-footed shot from close range for this seventh goal of the season.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
  • Cathedral closed to 14-7 when Fa’alave-Johnson took a direct snap and bulled 16 yards into the end zone.
    — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Smith, who appeared in four games in three seasons in Minnesota, helped his cause by bulling his way into the backfield and sacking Zappe in the second quarter.
    — Joseph Person, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In this combination photo, Hunt (left) seemed to hit, push and bull through all 11 Bengals defenders for a touchdown.
    — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2021
  • While huge antlers can be a sign of dominance and herd stature, a buck or bull with a nasty attitude, physical strength, and fighting ability can often trump a rival with more impressive headgear.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The opening week of earnings season has given Wall Street bulls plenty to celebrate, helping the S & P 500 hit new highs.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 July 2025
  • Gronowski then bulled into the end zone for a 10-yard score midway through the third quarter, and on the next possession threw a 23-yard TD to Jadon Janke.
    — Stephen Hawkins, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Stillwater turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, setting up a short field that led to one final Maple Grove touchdown as Harney bulled his way into the end zone from 11 yards out.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Defensively, the 49ers were down to only a few healthy starters before kickoff, and one of them, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, got bulled over at one point by Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Where the North Florida team couldn’t stop him from bulling for two 1-yard touchdowns and several other other successful sneaks, Bills defenders stopped quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s fourth-and-2 rush at their 8.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Some of the recurring elements at this year’s Cannes Film Festival were coincidences, like the many scenes in which women angrily masturbated, or children bulled one of their own, or a house became a portal into generations of family history.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2025

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