blood relative
Example Sentences
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Barney died aged 46 - just seven years after that now-famous night - but Betty, who was his second wife and not a blood relative of Angela, lived until 2004.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
Vampire bats are highly social animals, for whom "blood relative" takes on a whole new meaning.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
Crans is adopted, but his mother’s stepfather, Robert Lincoln Beckwith, was the last known blood relative of the Lincoln family.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2021
Why is it that the death of a pet often elicits a far more emotional response in a human than the death of a blood relative?
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2019
I’m not sure what I am most: embarrassed or freaked out or just knocked to my senses by seeing a forgotten blood relative.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
