How to Use breeding ground in a Sentence

breeding ground

noun
  • The Gulf of Mexico is a breeding ground for hurricanes.
  • The company's casual atmosphere serves as a breeding ground for innovation.
  • Large street camps are a breeding ground for crime and drug use.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Loss of breeding grounds is perhaps the biggest threat the species faces.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Fewer whales and calves were seen at breeding grounds during that time, as well.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The molt is timed to occur on the breeding grounds when adult birds are tending broods.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2018
  • Clean drains and the garbage disposal to get rid of food buildup that can be breeding grounds where gnats thrive.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Sweat is a breeding ground for microbes like bacteria and yeast.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 7 July 2021
  • Experts say hate serves as a breeding ground for all kinds of volatile, vile behavior.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Warmth, moisture, and lack of airflow create a breeding ground for mold spores to thrive.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Mangroves are also a main breeding ground for fish and home to several species of birds.
    — Sophie Tremblay, CNN, 15 July 2019
  • Many of the arcades have become breeding grounds for drugs and violent crime.
    — Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Justin grew up in Volendam, the breeding ground for Dutch talent.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • And each breeding ground is associated with a unique song, which the males switch up from year to year.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Tiger has proved to be a strong breeding ground for investors—both on the public and private side of the markets.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Instagram, hate it or love it, has served as a breeding ground for some of the best stylists in the industry.
    — Porsche Harwell, Essence, 19 May 2021
  • Explain why the Great Plains are the best breeding ground in the world for tornadoes.
    — National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Faehrmann explains that Fish Rock is a critical breeding ground for gray nurse sharks.
    — Nell Lewis; Video By Angus Watson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The Academy is, in fact, a breeding ground for future racing stars.
    — Sarah Holt, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The Olympics are the perfect breeding ground for a new virus, or the place a dormant one could get rebooted.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The next morning, Davis took me to the flamingo breeding grounds on the island's southern salt pans.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Holt has been tracking them for more than three decades in Montana and their breeding grounds in Canada.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The school environment is a breeding ground for germs to grow, spread, and make their way home to you and the rest of your family.
    — Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The sandy beach is lined with loungers that match the color of the water, and sea turtles use it as a breeding ground at certain times of the year.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Anyone who’s ever done ballet will know that many studios are breeding grounds for body image issues.
    — Refinery29 Staff, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Depending on the design of the mat, water and soap scum can pool around it and create the perfect breeding ground for mold.
    — Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Today, San Miguel is a breeding ground for seals and sea lions and the home of pristine tidepools.
    — Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
  • Shuttering the fair, this bigger-than-Big-Tex breeding ground for disease, was the right call.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 22 July 2020
  • The Finnish version, which is often tucked away in a cabinet, can become a breeding ground for mold if the doors aren't left open.
    — Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2019
  • That’s why many experienced hunters don’t even go out until the first waves of birds have flown back north (adults are the first to return to the breeding grounds).
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2020

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