blue blood
Example Sentences
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The Rose Bowl will match an ultimate upstart program in Indiana against a blue blood in Alabama.
From Los Angeles Times
He also came from Belgium by way of UC Santa Barbara—a far cry from a college hoops blue blood.
The baseball world is sensing a Dodger vulnerability, as if there’s blue blood in the water.
From Los Angeles Times
Where there were concerns in the past about USC having enough resources to compete with other blue bloods, Bowden says he has no such worry.
From Los Angeles Times
A blue blood, as far as Bilas is concerned, combines sustained high-level success with a tradition of championships.
From Los Angeles Times
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