man of breeding
Example Sentences
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"I can scarcely tell you, Master Walrond, how grateful I am to have the privilege of speaking face to face with a man of breeding from this island."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
Moreover, he was, besides an artist, a gentleman, with the reserve yet charm of manner that characterizes the man of breeding.
From The Loves of Great Composers by Kobbé, Gustav
"I certainly can see he's a man of breeding, just as you said."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
His manner, and the ease with which he played the host, suggested a man of breeding.
From The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo by Gilson, Charles
As a man of breeding, it would ill become me to set down the homely truths I thus learned.
From In Kings' Byways by Weyman, Stanley John
