bringing-up
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Back then, we really did have to research what to eat. "We started looking at Eastern and Indian food and were really expanding our cultural horizons from our bringing-up in the North East.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2017
Virginian by birth she is Middle-Western by adoption and bringing-up.
From Time Magazine Archive
It never entered my head that anybody of my own blood and a decent bringing-up could do what Desire did presently.
From The Preliminaries And Other Stories by Comer, Cornelia A. P.
"Mother is telling Mr. Clinton how she has devoted herself to my bringing-up," whispered Lady Susan to Humphrey.
From The Eldest Son by Marshall, Archibald
In spite of my sober bringing-up, I was full of the joy of life, and loved the days spent in a place filled with the military glamour that every girl adores.
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
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