well-born
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Well, born and raised PNW, Washington state girl, that venue’s been in my soul and in my life since I was a child.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Well born, well connected and well established, she was also looking for help.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012
Well born and well educated, he waited until he was 33 to take his first fling at running for the legislative assembly, then lost.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, born near the sea, if thou wilt—but from thee I expect better things than unmanly lamentations because an island hath sunk below the horizon."
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
Wordsworth expressed himself in the following lines: "He was among the prime in worth, An object beauteous to behold; Well born, well bred; I sent him forth Ingenuous, innocent, and bold."
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
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