Example Sentences

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For years, Ridglan has bred beagles for biomedical research that activists denounce as cruel but federal law protects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Savouri believes the focus of capital markets on this one data point is borderline obsessive and has bred an industry of forecasters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

From a family that has bred Bernese Mountain dogs near Bologna in northern Italy for decades, Fasso has been coming to Crufts since the mid-2010s, witnessing its popularity grow internationally.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

There a medieval caste system has bred, not surprisingly, rebellion and the suspicion that all is not what it seems above ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Mitraillette says that before the war the woman was quite a noted horticulturalist—the chauffeur/groundskeeper is in fact a skilled gardener—and she has bred and named a few of the roses herself.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein