man of breeding
Example Sentences
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A man of breeding does not slap strangers on the back nor so much as lay his finger-tips on a lady.
From Etiquette by Post, Emily
"I think him a man of breeding," she went on, "and I also think him a man of honour."
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo
Caradoc's language and manners showed him to be a man of breeding, but he was full of contradictory habits.
From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by Stribling, T. S.
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
Very well," he said, "but you must then authorize me to stand, as behooves a man of breeding who prides himself on possessing a certain amount of savoir faire.
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
