Bred is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bred in a sentence
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Bred meaning
simple past and past participle of breed
Using Bred
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of breed
- In the example corpus, bred often appears in combinations such as: and bred, bred in, bred to.
Context around Bred
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bred
- In this selection, "bred" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pure, guyana, deliberately, lines, puppies and salukis stand out and add context to how "bred" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 30kg french bred bouvier and born and bred in chesterfield. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bred" sits close to words such as bully, curved and footing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bred
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are bred and bred, and the problem grows. (9 words)
And running is what these dogs were bred to do. (10 words)
Bred by Stoeterij Boszorg and owned by the van Doorn family. (11 words)
However, the pure-bred lines of the royal kennel were saved by the efforts of Dana Al Khalifa who was given two pure-bred puppies by the King, and about a decade later had pure-bred Salukis registered with the Kennel Club of Bahrain. (44 words)
By 1940, the quail egg industry was flourishing, but the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production. (39 words)
As long-time dealers of Mapleseed and Pioneer Hi-Bred, Squirrel Creek sells a variety of seeds and fertilizers and keep current on new products and technology that can help improve crop quality and yield. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, the pure-bred lines of the royal kennel were saved by the efforts of Dana Al Khalifa who was given two pure-bred puppies by the King, and about a decade later had pure-bred Salukis registered with the Kennel Club of Bahrain.
The same virus that bred separation also bred a noticeable longing for community.
In the H & Lower WI bred non-winner & Guyana bred Open over 7 furs, the winner will receive $240, 000.
They are bred and bred, and the problem grows.
There’s no doubt that the violent aggression potential deliberately bred into pit bulls (Google “pit bull history”) can eventually be bred out just the same.
By 1940, the quail egg industry was flourishing, but the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production.
Why, Noah sent Ham, and his descendants mustered and bred." citation This pun uses sand which is there/sandwiches there, Ham /ham, mustered/mustard, and bred/bread.
And running is what these dogs were bred to do.
Another major problem is animals that are bred in captivity often struggle to adjust to life if they're released into the wild.
As long-time dealers of Mapleseed and Pioneer Hi-Bred, Squirrel Creek sells a variety of seeds and fertilizers and keep current on new products and technology that can help improve crop quality and yield.
At one point, the Bronx-bred rapper addressed the chatter about Joe Budden possibly being attracted to men.
Blackpool Zoo has housed the magnificent special for many years and is the only collectiion in the UK to have successfully bred them which makes the youngster’s return, special.
Born and bred in Narooma, Bill Dudley wants people to know how much Ted Street, founder of Streets Ice Cream, did for the town.
Both born and bred in Chesterfield, they first met through Instagram when Steven spotted a Mother’s Day post put up by Karl.
Bred by Stoeterij Boszorg and owned by the van Doorn family.
Brenda, aka Bryce Gibson, was born and bred in Endeavour Hills and credits a creative childhood in the South East suburbs to sparking their journey into the art of drag.
Brian Neanor from Monmouth, near the Herefordshire town of Ross-on-Wye, faces an allegation relating to a 30kg French-bred Bouvier.
Chris, who was born and bred in Exeter, has also worked at The Stoke Arms in Stoke Hill, and The Dolphin in Wonford.
Cowra-born and bred, Mr Nobes now lives in Bathurst and is actively involved in both the community and the Defence Dogs program.
Dobermann bred a dog who could protect him while he worked as a tax collector.
Common combinations with bred
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and bred 37×
- bred in 33×
- bred to 17×
- bred for 16×
- bred by 10×
- bred and 7×
- were bred 7×
- originally bred 7×
- be bred 6×
- bred from 6×