How to Use breeder in a Sentence

breeder

noun
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  • Zeke yowls in his crate the whole way home from the breeder.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Our breeder makes sure of this from the time the puppies are born.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The breeder was worried about the fate of his 100 goats and five dogs.
    — Chris Liakos, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Of course, this comes from a pea breeder, so take it with a grain of salt.
    — Larissa Zimberoff, Time, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The breeder assured us that the dog was healthy and very playful.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Last week, the account seemed to refer to the breeder's wife.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2021
  • The horse breeder, the novelist and the $60 million mine.
    — David Rovella, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
  • 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
  • Todd, 38, was a pit-bull breeder, and Brittany bought one of his puppies.
    — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 21 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Bitsy, a yorkie, is 14 and has been with her six years after a life as a breeder in a puppy mill.
    — Dan Sewell, ajc, 31 Dec. 2020
  • So consider what breed will suit your hunting style best, find a good breeder, and stick to the plan.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The breeder gave her some advice on care and diet, and Meyer took her new pet home.
    — Elise Takahama, The Seattle Times, 5 Aug. 2019
  • In recent years, plant breeders have discovered the beauty berry species, and the race is now on.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2019
  • There was a time when the mention of the two high-end dog breeders came with a shower of praise and admiration.
    — Aaron Randle, New York Times, 12 June 2019
  • Ems, now 30, would go on to become a Christmas tree farmer himself and even took up a brief stint as a horse breeder.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 June 2021
  • 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
  • One top winner was a murai batu owned by Andika Asa, a breeder who won a $430 prize.
    — Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • It was set to host the breeder reactor on its Clinch River, Tenn. site – a national project in the 1970s.
    — Llewellyn King, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • Birdie had been a puppy mill breeder before coming to the shelter.
    — Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
  • So there’ll be specific breeders and owners that will talk about breeds.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024

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