well-born
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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There were too many well-born women in Ebel’s flock, the unhappy wives of landowners and aristocrats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Mr. Malcolm is known for being rich, well-born and kind of a jerk, as evidenced by the titular list he’s compiled — a compendium of all the qualities he deems necessary in a wife.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
Boojie tech-baby of upward-reaching parents, illegally modified to fool the world into considering her as good as the well-born.
From Nature ● May 26, 2020
Headstrong, well-born Annabella Milbanke had been clear about what she wanted in a husband.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
She explained to the frantic boy that this charm would cut the pains and assure him of a fine, well-born baby.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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