papa bear

Example Sentences

• "Her husband, James, worked in the mills of U.S. Sugar. Once the cane season was finished, he followed harvests as a packinghouse foreman. He was a papa bear in the wide eyes of his children, strong arms and a round belly, a man whose talents over a kitchen stove braising oxtails and simmering stews only matched his generous appetites."
• "He shook his head. “I don’t know anything, Ivy, because I don’t tune in to gossip. Plus...I really had no right to ask that question. You’re here to work, and your skills and dependability are all that matter. I shouldn’t have gone all Papa Bear on you and asked. I retract my question.”"
• "She had crossed the exam room yet again, to retrieve what looked like electronic equipment sitting on a wheeled cart. “I have to admit, it was funny hearing him be all papa bear on the phone. I forgot how protective he could get.”"
• "Her heart bled for this man who'd had to raise his baby daughter alone. Of course, he'd built a wall around himself and his daughter. He was a papa bear protecting his cub and his heart."
• "The papa bear in me roars at the story she’s recounting. My protective side. The one I’ve been honing for decades. I slide my hand up to the side of her neck, rubbing a thumb over the pulse point there, as I hold her bright green gaze with my own."
• "“And you thought I brought home nothing for my papa bear.”"