man of breeding
Example Sentences
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He is a man of breeding and education, even if he isn't noble.
From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry
He was too grossly ignorant to know that a man of breeding, having entered by chance, would have turned and gone away, professing not to have seen.
From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
What a life for a man of breeding and refinement!…
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
His manners, voice, presence, are all those of a man of breeding and self-importance.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea by Moses, Montrose Jonas
His manner, and the ease with which he played the host, suggested a man of breeding.
From The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo by Gilson, Charles