Great Bear

Example Sentences

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Rana likes to follow polar bear tracks and listen to her mother’s stories: “Stories about the old ice, the long long polar night, the Great Bear and how snow foxes make light with their tails.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is one of the most prominent northern constellations, and its main claim to fame is that it contains the Big Dipper, a highly recognizable asterism.

From National Geographic

“He said, ‘Look at the tail of the Great Bear in the sky.’

From Washington Post

I was trying to ignore the outline of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, drawn on the screen, when Pat said, “It’s gone. The Horn’s gone.”

From New York Times

Great Bear, which will be co-owned by the Metlakatla First Nation, is one of the largest scallop farms in North America.

From New York Times