blood
Example Sentences
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He didn’t have to look back at Katherine to know that she was probably rolling her eyes, mouthing the words, “Really, we’re not related. Not by blood.”
From Literature
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Crawling across the pebbly rocks and sharp white shells, the blood flowing red from the cut on her knee, Nim threw handfuls of seaweed from one end of the beach to the other.
From Literature
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In the first clip, red liquid — which many assumed was blood — ran down one of the R&B singer’s cheeks like tears as he handed out long-stemmed red roses to people in the audience.
From Los Angeles Times
Although we knew oncRNAs could be detected in blood, it was uncertain whether they would provide meaningful information in real patient samples.
From Science Daily
“You should have seen the blood!” one character, Jack, exclaims the first time he kills a wild hog.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.