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bred-in-the-bone
[ bred-n-thuh-bohn ]
adjective
- firmly instilled or established as if by heredity:
the bred-in-the-bone integrity of the school's headmaster.
- deeply committed or resolved; unwavering:
a bred-in-the-bone believer in civil rights.
Word History and Origins
Origin of bred-in-the-bone1
Example Sentences
Liebling, and its power came from a bred-in-the-bone love of what we eat and how we eat it.
Leaders such as Nataki Garrett, who became Oregon Shakespeare’s sixth artistic director in 2019, talk about the bred-in-the-bone white assumption of superiority as a “construct” on which the culture is based.
“An actor whose presence is always welcome, Ruffalo is splendid at projecting the unusual combination of bred-in-the-bone idealism with mulish stubbornness that made it impossible for Bilott to walk away .… Seeing ‘Dark Waters’ makes you wonder not why more people don’t call corporations to account, but why anyone does.
An actor whose presence is always welcome, Ruffalo is splendid at projecting the unusual combination of bred-in-the-bone idealism with mulish stubbornness that made it impossible for Bilott to walk away.
Her bred-in-the-bone positivity has left its mark on her son.
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