How to Use bear on in a Sentence
bear on
phrasal verb-
The baby was born on Jan. 11, the couple shared in their post's caption.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
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Those who were born on or before the 10th of the month should have already received theirs.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
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But Walz has another asset to bring to bear on the 2024 race.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Criss shared a photo of his newborn son born on June 3.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
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Barth was born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and set many of his works there.
—Brian Witte, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
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The elegant 25- to 40-petal blooms are a soft yellow with a coral-pink blush and are borne on long stems.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
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Troye Sivan The singer-songwriter and actor was born on June 5.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
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In modern times, the biggest bear on record was a polar bear taken in 1960.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
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The Currys also revealed the baby was born on May 11, along with his unique name: Caius Chai.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 28 May 2024
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Middle son Brooks, who was born on the floor of his mom’s bedroom closet, turns 5 later this month.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
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But because he was born on Aug. 11, to celebrate on the right day, his party would have to be Aug. 12 in New Zealand.
—USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
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The rhinoceros calf, born on Christmas Eve, will be named through a Sweet 16 bracket, the zoo said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
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The millions of retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive their monthly check on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2023
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Many were born on the land, in the bush, on the coast, with no playgrounds except the natural environment around them.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
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She was born on September 5 Mavis shares the same birthday as some of her husband's exes.
—Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
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Last week’s photo is the second Kathie Lee has shared of little Finn on social media since he was born on June 24.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
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Female calves can be raised as dairy cows, but most male calves born on dairy farms are regarded as surplus.
—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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My daughter Scout was born on an overcast Sunday morning, nine days past her due date.
—Hetty Lui McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2024
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Jennifer is one of the 43 children who were born on the same day as the Hargreeves, though her backstory is much more complicated.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2024
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She was born on a US air base in Germany where her father was stationed, and shortly after that went to live in Taiwan where her mum is from.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2024
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As revealed in the Christmas special, Ruby was born on Christmas Eve in 2004, and her birth mother left her abandoned on a church doorstep.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
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Officers killed the bear on the scene, North Castle Police Department said.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
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National People who were born on Feb. 29 often feel left out.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
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Joséphine’s status as an immigrant also could have appealed to Napoleon, who was born on the island of Corsica in 1769.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
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Set loose on In Utero, that spirit is able to make all sorts of invisible connections, bringing the ruptures of history to bear on the present.
—Howard Hampton, Spin, 21 Sep. 2023
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The end of blue checkmarks feels like the death knell for whatever the platform was in the first place and capped off an ominous few weeks full of signs that the culture born on social media in the 2010s is nearing its end.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023
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Aylward is British, and Ottilie is a name that is especially popular for baby girls born on the other side of the Atlantic.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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The Bear & Friends advent calendar comes with tiny hollow reindeers and teddy bears, Lindt truffles, and a full-sized hollow bear on Christmas eve.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
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Central America was born on what used to be an oceanic plate, as a consequence of the subduction of tectonic plates.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
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MacGowan was born on Christmas to Irish immigrant parents in England.
—Vulture, 30 Nov. 2023
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