How to Use breeding in a Sentence

breeding

noun
  • She became involved in the breeding of sled dogs.
  • His politeness shows good breeding.
  • The key is to locate and clean their breeding sites, Dellinger says.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
  • The horse can make more money in the breeding shed than racing.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • While the heard is insured, the ranch would lose the advantage of years of breeding.
    Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The more races a horse wins, the greater its value when breeding and the value of its offspring.
    Ray Walia, Cpa, Cma, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The tiny foundling — so small the women could scoop it up by hand — means that there is at least one breeding pair in the area.
    Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • That can mean missing out on prey or a mate for breeding.
    Angela Dewan, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Now, the colony at the zoo marks the last large breeding population in the state of Illinois, Ward said.
    Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • There’s no evidence that the wolves are a breeding pair.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The first breeding from the program occurred in 2012 on Lough Derg, County Clare.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The new habitat will allow for breeding of both species.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Young bucks may do a small amount of the breeding, if a doe falls into their lap, but few will work hard to find one.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • After years of breeding, ‘Black Parrot’ has risen to the top as one of the darkest tulips on the market.
    Sunset Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Hooting this time of the year can also be a prelude to breeding.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Even a half-acre, or even quarter-acre of cover can hold a breeding pair of deer.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Queen’s favorite subject, bar none, is the breeding of horses.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The castors are located under the skin near the vent, and are most full in the spring when breeding season is on.
    Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In the Midwest, 80 unique breeding pairs were counted across all five Great Lakes with a total of 85 nests.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Zoo officials say the park didn’t have a viable breeding pair of the monkeys for many years.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Western way of life?—it’s not so far away from the world of thoroughbred horse breeding.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In the spring, the birds return northward in time for breeding and nesting seasons.
    Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Jim Luby has led the U's fruit breeding program since 1982.
    Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And given the successful panda breeding program at the San Diego Zoo, this is great for the species, too.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The sparrow brought into the world in a breeding center cared for by people aren’t doing quite that well in the wild.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were on loan for a research and breeding program.
    CBS News, 17 May 2024
  • And through the Sintashta’s breeding, a new equine bloodline emerged.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
  • But the birds return to nests, so lost nests shrink their breeding potential.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Officers found gear linked to dog fighting on Burrell’s property, including a live chicken that was used to tempt the dogs, a dog treadmill and a breeding stand.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • China’s captive breeding program had a terrible start, its early years marred by failures at both artificial breeding and keeping cubs alive.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025

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