bad blood
Example Sentences
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Despite admitting that he’d like to be asked back to the band, bad blood lingered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Plus, bad luck, bad blood and a trail of tragic missteps in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, and helicopter parenting in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Whitaker said he believed the bad blood was behind the alliance, claiming that "those days are past us".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The answers may avert any potential bad blood between your mother and her siblings — or could make their blood boil.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
This had the feel of old wounds and bad blood.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
