upbringing

How can a black boy be fearless in America, Bernadette asks, and answers: What follows for John is a warped upbringing of parental favoritism mixed with cruelly rigorous training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The new Mayor of Greater Manchester has said her Northern Ireland upbringing has shaped how she views politics "in a non-tribal way".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Young told the court about his chaotic upbringing and his recent scholarly pursuits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nothing the revered Dr. Bulkeley could say or do could be wrong in his pupil’s eyes, even the fervent defense of the King’s policies which went against all John’s upbringing.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Their upbringings may have been vastly different but the net result is not: they’re winners, as good as it gets at this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Annie and Nick feel like they might be a better fit in terms of their background and upbringings, but listening to their conversation about raising LGBTQ+ kids was uncomfortable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

Their contrasting upbringings is what attracted them to each other, Charles Tyler, a Yale classmate and friend of the couple, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025

This phrase was repeated by several others who shared their recollections of Zionist upbringings.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024

One cannot blame their surroundings or upbringings for their behavior.

From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson