Sentence examples for well brought up from inspiring English sources

The phrase "well brought up" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when someone has been taught good manners, values, and moral behaviour. For example, "My parents always made sure I was well brought up, and I'm so grateful for it."

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Mr. Marshall didn't scream; "he was well brought up".

In person he was discreet, well brought up, and a very kind friend".

"He's a ray of sunshine," Mr. Magimel said, "very smooth, well brought up, charming.

"He was well brought up, but a bit quiet, a bit withdrawn," says Corti.

Well brought up and popular, he was the first in his family to trail neither his past nor his proclivities like a lead ball.

We all need the freedom to go off the rails as we grow up If kids are well brought up, they'll come back.

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Faith is clearly a lovely well brought-up child.

Well brought-up women like herself were to be cultured, pious, submissive and genteel.

To scattered laughter, Williams said that frustration could often lead to anger and that anger "in well brought-up Anglicans" could often be internalised as depression.

Brits myth: Mel B is not from Leeds but is instead an extremely well brought-up young lady from the home counties.

Such middle-fingered ingratitude felt happily out of place in a guitar scene that has become almost overwhelmingly fey and well brought-up of late.

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