man of breeding
Example Sentences
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Such was Henry Fielding's ancestry, and it cannot be too much insisted on that, throughout all the vicissitudes of his life, he was ever a man of breeding, no less than a man of wit.
From Henry Fielding: a Memoir by Godden, G. M.
"I certainly can see he's a man of breeding, just as you said."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
He is a man of breeding and education, even if he isn't noble.
From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry
He has all the ease and poise of a traveled, polished young man of breeding.
From Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
"And to finally have a word with a man of breeding from this infernal settlement."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
