Sentence examples for largely brought up from inspiring English sources

One of six brothers, he was largely brought up by his grandmother.

The Sarkozy sons were largely brought up by their mother but continued to live in Neuilly and spent a great deal of time with their father.

Mr Johnson, who was largely brought up by his older sister, will use his speech to call for "a welfare state that does more to support parents".

During his early years his mother suffered from post-natal depression, and he was largely brought up by his elder sister, Edith.

Because his father was a headmaster in the government educational service who traveled frequently and his mother was a frail woman, he was largely brought up by his grandmother, who arranged lessons for him in Tamil and fascinated him with her Indian tales and poetry.

Acton never knew his father, a major in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who was killed in the first world war, and he was largely brought up by his stepfather, Hugh Digues La Touche, a scion of the banking family as well as a card-carrying member of the Communist party.

Then Barack returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up largely by his grandparents.

Is this one consequence of a generation of young people infantilised by being brought up largely in their bedrooms?

He was brought up largely by his mother, even before his father, a Royal Air Force flyer, was killed during World War II.

He was a member of the "Stars" group, the son of a dissident poet, brought up largely in a work camp with his parents.

One of eight children, he was brought up largely by his grandmother, a medicine woman whom he accompanied on her rounds.