flesh and blood
Example Sentences
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‘You’re my flesh and blood. You are the most important person in my life.’
From Literature
‘My own sister. My own flesh and blood betrayed me.’
From Literature
You’re my flesh and blood, my beating heart.
From Literature
Working in tandem with the director, a casting director “provides the flesh and blood, human elements of the film,” Gold writes in an email about the nature of the gig — identifying “one sole person to play each role, out of boundless possibilities.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It is as if the demands of his spirit were too extreme for flesh and blood,” Ms. Marcus intones.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
