1
a
: a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: apprentice
especially
: an inexperienced newspaper reporter
Examples of cub in a Sentence
the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
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Besides the cubs, the restaurant also features llamas, turtles and deer on its page on Douyin, China‘s counterpart to social media app TikTok.
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Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2025
The cub will be released if it's caught A 69-year-old Wisconsin woman is recovering after she was attacked by a black bear.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 15 July 2025
Antle pleaded guilty in November 2023, admitting to directing the sale or purchase of two cheetah cubs, two lion cubs, two tigers and one juvenile chimpanzee — all of which are protected under the Endangered Species Act — between September 2018 and May 2020.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The Nashville Zoo announced the sudden and unexpected loss of a clouded leopard cub on Saturday.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2025
The cub will be released if it's caught A 69-year-old Wisconsin woman is recovering after she was attacked by a black bear.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 15 July 2025
Antle pleaded guilty in November 2023, admitting to directing the sale or purchase of two cheetah cubs, two lion cubs, two tigers and one juvenile chimpanzee — all of which are protected under the Endangered Species Act — between September 2018 and May 2020.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The Nashville Zoo announced the sudden and unexpected loss of a clouded leopard cub on Saturday.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cub
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“Cub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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cub
noun1
a
: a young flesh-eating mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: a person just learning a job : apprentice
a cub reporter
a cub pilot
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