city-bred
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of city-bred
Example Sentences
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At Du-Par’s in the Original Farmers Market, I implored my city-bred boyfriend not to look at the movie star eating pancakes by himself at the counter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
While the jury's still out on the film, there's no denying the influence Archie Comics once had over city-bred youngsters in India.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023
An idyllic childhood spent hunting and fishing in the St. Helen woods of Michigan ended abruptly at age 10 when his city-bred mother left his blue-collar father for life in Chicago with another man.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2017
More focus-grouping: Anticipating Brazil’s hosting of this summer’s World Cup, the movie conjures an all-bird soccer match, avian Quidditch, which the city-bred Blu naturally screws up.
From Time ● Apr. 10, 2014
The success of these hortatory campaigns has been mixed, at best, especially when it comes to the government’s highly unpopular efforts to lure city-bred people into back-breaking farm labor.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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