breed - use in sentences

Object

  • contempt: Next time you are in the fish shop give the guppies another look familiarity does not have to breed contempt.
  • plumage: Adult Pomarine in breeding plumage has a more extensive dark cap than Arctic Skua, reaching down below the eye in most cases.
  • colony: Around 38,000 gray seals are born on land at breeding colonies in the UK each November.
  • pair: The productivity at 2.5 young per breeding pair is the highest yet recorded.
  • seabird: The coastal cliffs of the peninsula's southern and western shores attract breeding seabirds.

Adjective modifier

  • rare: Ah singing drummers, they're a rare breed.
  • hardy: Ailments The Norwich Terrier is a healthy and quite hardy breed of dog.
  • native: Calum Macinnes, Primary 6. Eriskay Pony The native breed of pony has been rescued from near-extinction in the past 30 years.

Adjective complement

  • unchecked: That is what happens when the bacteria are allowed to breed unchecked.

Noun used with modifier

  • terrier: He still retains a very strong hunting instinct, something which has sadly been bred out of other terrier breeds.
  • familiarity: I think the problem locally is that everybody know that and familiarity breeds contempt.
  • pedigree: It is common for dogs to cost more to ensure than cats, with extra charges for pedigree breeds or big animals.
  • beef: All three had the same ambition - to improve their native cattle and challenge the English beef breeds.
  • dog: There are a total of nearly 30 dog breeds on the A, B, C list.

Preposition: of

  • sheep: AIMS Select appropriate breeds of sheep for different purposes.
  • cattle: Devon and South Devon are breeds of cattle that originated in the county.
  • dog: Also you can upload a picture of yourself or indeed of a favorite breed of dog to put in your profile.

Modifies a noun

  • contempt: I think the problem locally is that everybody know that and familiarity breeds contempt.

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