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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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.
—Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
All of the chicks bred at the zoo are eligible to be released into the wild as part of the zoo’s California Condor Recovery Program, although some of them may be held back for future breeding, the release states.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
New hatchlings triple red handfish conservation breeding program numbers
Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.
—Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
All of the chicks bred at the zoo are eligible to be released into the wild as part of the zoo’s California Condor Recovery Program, although some of them may be held back for future breeding, the release states.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
New hatchlings triple red handfish conservation breeding program numbers
Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
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“Breeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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