purebred
adjective
pure·bred
ˈpyu̇r-ˈbred 
-ˌbred
: bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind without admixture of other blood over many generations
Examples of purebred in a Sentence
that horse is a purebred Arabian
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Buying, training and housing a purebred German Shephard or Belgian Malinois can top out at about $30,000, and that's before the cost of food and veterinary care.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Nicholl is not a literary critic but a purebred bloodhound, and all the better for it.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Helen Bright Next up is a purebred Chihuahua who beat all the odds stacked against her.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Rover's list differs from other rankings like the one from the American Kennel Club, the world's largest registry of purebred dogs.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Nicholl is not a literary critic but a purebred bloodhound, and all the better for it.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Helen Bright Next up is a purebred Chihuahua who beat all the odds stacked against her.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Rover's list differs from other rankings like the one from the American Kennel Club, the world's largest registry of purebred dogs.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purebred
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“Purebred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purebred. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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