breeder
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
More than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches - some as big as the palm of a hand - have been seized by Australian authorities from a commercial breeder in New South Wales.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The newspaper describes her as a "dog breeder and horse lover" who ran Croft Farm, a boarding kennels in the village Thorpe in Balne.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Except for the state-sponsored vaccinations, farmers have to carry the financial burden of the outbreak themselves, said cattle breeder Doane Kaizer, who has about 60 cows.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In breeder parlance, miniature can apply to any pig under 300 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
After spending a petless year with only one child still living at home, my parents visited a breeder and returned with a Great Dane they named Melina.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Its striking white and yellow coloration quickly attracted attention in the pet trade, but breeders soon noticed an unfortunate pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
For generations, the world’s top horse breeders have carefully mixed bloodlines for temperament, strength, conformation and athleticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The super breeders saving their endangered parakeet species.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
The charity said cases of large numbers of animals being kept at one address could be linked to mental health struggles, the cost of living crisis, or breeders operating with poor practices.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
The study that founded modern biology was buried in the pages of an obscure journal of an obscure scientific society, read mostly by plant breeders in a declining Central European town.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
