How to Use breeder in a Sentence

breeder

noun
  • Our breeder makes sure of this from the time the puppies are born.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Christopher Lynch is one of the most famed cannabis breeders in the world.
    Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • What does the day-to-day life of a pepper breeder look like?
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The breeder assured us that the dog was healthy and very playful.
    Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Lyle was able to get Kaya in 2014 from a Dallas-Fort Worth breeder.
    Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The breeder paid the deposit for King’s vet bill but refused to pay the entire bill, King said.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The first responders aren't sure if one of these snakes may have killed renowned breeder Ben Renick.
    CBS News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • But lo and behold, the breeder had a 4-year-old girl available for adoption.
    Joann Schaffer, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Now there are three pairs - six rhinos - who are proven breeders.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Taiwan did not set out to train an élite team of pepper breeders.
    Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • The breeder grew 50 seeds from the cross-strain, and phenotype number 15 smelled like the after milk from Cap’n Crunch Berries.
    Hallie Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Mo Forza carries on the legacy of Abrams, a beloved trainer, owner and breeder.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Among breeders, the matter of snake size could be divisive.
    Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • And robins are prolific breeders, laying from three to six eggs in a nest and nesting two to three times per year.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Winston cost nearly triple what Roche would’ve paid a breeder for a dachshund.
    Dallas News, 9 May 2022
  • In other words, 51 percent of all positive CWD tests recorded in Texas have come from breeder deer in the last two and a half years.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
  • For example, a breeder might want to make the fruits larger, more firm or redder in color.
    Serina Desalvio, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2023
  • One of more than 500 dogs and puppies rescued from a licensed breeder in Seymour, Iowa.
    NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Police initially thought the breeder, Ben Renick, might have died from a poisonous snake bite.
    Garance Burke, Jason Dearen, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Snake breeder Ben Renick was considered a rockstar in his field before he was killed in June 2017.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The city doesn’t regulate breeders, however, and there are no rules about how often a dog can be bred.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • So to go out and declare ‘dog-people’ and get our own dog from a shelter or breeder just never happened.
    cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • One step that helps is to use ethical, reputable breeders.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • It was created by a Canadian pumpkin breeder named Howard Dill in the 1970s.
    Daniel Leonard, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Lavoie, 46, had also wanted a golden retriever but was struggling to find a breeder in the area.
    Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Heavy chains and dog bowls filled with rocks and mud were among the items found at a Cherokee County home that led to the recent arrest of a dog breeder on dogfighting charges.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
  • That shift occurred as breeders adapted them for use in guarding and police work, as well as herding.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
  • Duke and Luna were picked from the litter after several FaceTime calls with the breeder.
    Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The group’s founders have chosen to remain anonymous, saying they would be subjected to reprisals from dog breeders.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Otis was rescued from a breeder that breeds merle on merle pups to get a specific color of dog.
    Zoe Johnson, cleveland, 5 May 2022

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