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
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
“Bulldogs today look good, have excellent temperament and are healthier than in years past as a result of good breeding practices.”
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2011
He was so sure of his own good breeding, he could laugh affectionately at the rich-quick vulgarities of the uncle who had adopted him and from whom he had inherited his fortune.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
