On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Upbringing. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as inheritance or acculturation and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Upbringing meaning
- The traits acquired during one's childhood training
- The raising or training of a child.
Synonyms of Upbringing
Using Upbringing
- The main meaning on this page is: The traits acquired during one's childhood training | The raising or training of a child.
- Useful related words include: inheritance, acculturation, socialisation, socialization.
- In the example corpus, upbringing often appears in combinations such as: upbringing and, upbringing in, his upbringing.
Context around Upbringing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upbringing
- In this selection, "upbringing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, southern, end, background, culture, educated and mercury stand out and add context to how "upbringing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a difficult upbringing and was and a humble upbringing in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upbringing" sits close to words such as angus, bamboo and charger, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upbringing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He himself had a traumatic upbringing. (6 words)
Carter said that he was thankful for his upbringing. (9 words)
Despite his harsh upbringing, Mercury was an annoyingly upbeat presence on the Justice League X-Men. (16 words)
Black History Month carries a wide range of meanings for people all over the country in part due to one’s background, upbringing, culture, values, and skin color, there is a wide variety and extent to how Black History Month is observed. (42 words)
But for an icon of her stature, whose personal life — her Brooklyn upbringing, her celeb lovers, her underdog charm, that famous nose — is almost as mythic as her career, a page count exceeding that of “Ulysses” could be considered restraint. (40 words)
And as an homage to the chef and owners’ Southern upbringing, there will be a take on shrimp n’ grits with red corn heirloom cheddar grits, sauteed shrimp and pepper-infused country gravy. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
All of his cooking skills and knowledge have come from his upbringing and being around family, who were always working with ingredients from scratch.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Usman Yahaya, pleaded with the parents to remain committed to the upbringing of their children.
And as an homage to the chef and owners’ Southern upbringing, there will be a take on shrimp n’ grits with red corn heirloom cheddar grits, sauteed shrimp and pepper-infused country gravy.
As a queer singer-songwriter with an upbringing in the Evangelical movement, Harris feels it is vital to address the political divide in the United States.
Beckham went on to say that he didn’t seek therapy at the time – and hasn’t sought it out in the years that followed – mostly due to his East End upbringing.
Black History Month carries a wide range of meanings for people all over the country in part due to one’s background, upbringing, culture, values, and skin color, there is a wide variety and extent to how Black History Month is observed.
Born in Westway, Creggan, Maureen's upbringing was filled with warmth and kindness from parents who also instilled a strong work ethic into each of their five children.
Born Leroy Calliste to Elcina, a market vendor, and her husband, George, in San Fernando in the south of Trinidad, he had a humble upbringing in the most impoverished part of town.
Both of them shared a similar upbringing, educated by institutions that conflated Judaism with the state of Israel.
Brian details Barney’s upbringing in Donegal, family background, involvement in IRA and joining the Free State Army after the Treaty, and also discusses the night Barney was shot.
But for an icon of her stature, whose personal life — her Brooklyn upbringing, her celeb lovers, her underdog charm, that famous nose — is almost as mythic as her career, a page count exceeding that of “Ulysses” could be considered restraint.
Carter said that he was thankful for his upbringing.
Corenswet's younger Superman will be going through the discovery of what it means to be a hero, as well as dealing with the difference between his Kryptonian heritage and his human upbringing.
Despite his harsh upbringing, Mercury was an annoyingly upbeat presence on the Justice League X-Men.
Dinner parties were never part of my upbringing, but I know it’s customary to bring a hostess gift, like wine.
Far from coming from a deprived household, my younger sister and I had a privileged upbringing.
For Weston, it was said that she had a “difficult upbringing” and was “effectively homeless” at the time.
Greene added that it was almost impossible to trace details of Stevenson's life after leaving Greece or his early Irish upbringing.
He himself had a traumatic upbringing.
He is the son of a Georgia peanut farmer and peanut farming, talk of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were said to have been the pillars of his upbringing.
Common combinations with upbringing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- upbringing and 31×
- upbringing in 28×
- his upbringing 27×
- her upbringing 12×
- upbringing as 11×
- the upbringing 10×
- their upbringing 9×
- and upbringing 8×
- upbringing of 6×
- upbringing was 6×