inbred

Example Sentences

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The firm’s potent culture, Mr. Blankfein once said, blended confidence and excellence with “an inbred insecurity that drives people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She added: "Winter mortality of lambs removes inbred individuals, removes bad genes, so the flock has this purging thing the whole time which I don't think we would be able to organise."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Inside the painting is a rendering of Kenny the Tiger, the famous inbred white Bengal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Not only that, but the pupfish are believed to be one of the most inbred of all species, a lack of genetic variation that makes it difficult for the creatures to procreate and thrive.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

As with language, the system is governed by genes, and there are genetic differences between species and between inbred animals of the same species.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas