white bear


Origin of white bear

1
First recorded in 1590–1600

Words Nearby white bear

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How to use white bear in a sentence

  • white bear remembered a scripture reading he'd heard at St. George's, that false prophets would arise at the end of the world.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • More than a match in some ways; he was stronger and healthier than any white man his age that white bear had known.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • white bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • When Redbird and white bear returned to their wickiup, the crescent moon had reached the high point of its trail across the sky.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • white bear put his hand on Redbird's belly and felt the movement of the child within her.

    Shaman | Robert Shea

British Dictionary definitions for white bear

white bear

noun
  1. another name for polar bear

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