Examples of breeding in a Sentence
She became involved in the breeding of sled dogs.
His politeness shows good breeding.
a person who lacks breeding
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Today, the wood stork's breeding population is estimated at between 10,000 and 14,000 nesting pairs across around 100 sites — more than twice the number of pairs and over three times the number of colonies compared to when it was listed.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The recent success of wolves in improving their population in California to include four successful breeding pairs triggered the start of a new phase of the plan.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
But should that status change, the knowledge and skills gleaned from the Birch breeding and rearing program could prove helpful to other institutions that have the little birds in their care.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
While paperwork declared the shipment was for breeding, organizer Abraham Badillo told The News the birds’ offspring would be used for fighting, underscoring the regulatory gap that allows the industry to persist domestically and abroad.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The recent success of wolves in improving their population in California to include four successful breeding pairs triggered the start of a new phase of the plan.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
But should that status change, the knowledge and skills gleaned from the Birch breeding and rearing program could prove helpful to other institutions that have the little birds in their care.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
While paperwork declared the shipment was for breeding, organizer Abraham Badillo told The News the birds’ offspring would be used for fighting, underscoring the regulatory gap that allows the industry to persist domestically and abroad.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Breeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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