Example Sentences
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Breeds with higher wolf ancestry were more often described as "suspicious of strangers," "independent," "dignified," "alert," "loyal," "reserved," and "territorial."
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
A troupe of schoolchildren visiting its lobby masses in front of a statue with the legend “The Truth Shall Make you Free” and an office placard announces “Suspicion Breeds Confidence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
Breeds have various stereotypical behaviors, but identifying the genes behind those behaviors proved to be extremely difficult until now, she explains.
From Scientific American • Dec. 8, 2022
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust encourages the eating of rare breeds, because it is the best way of ensuring these animals continue to be farmed.
From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2020
Breeds on the mountain lakes from Mexico north.
From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom
