good breeding
Example Sentences
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Poor sanitation in some densely populated urban areas was a good breeding ground for cholera, he said.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination, the conservation department said Tuesday.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022
In part, that’s because Elizabeth Ann is likely to have just a few good breeding years, and annual litters average only three to five kits.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 13, 2022
Distinctions of wealth and talent continued to exist in America, but republican leaders increasingly attributed their success to hard work and personal merit instead of birth and good breeding.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
It means that he is a puffin of good breeding, possessing the qualities of honor and bravery.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
