bloodless

Example Sentences

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The performers do polished work, although their characters are somewhat, um, bloodless stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Barre seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

There isn’t a shiver of surprise about who gets the chomp, only disappointment that the fatalities are so bloodless — they’re mild even for PG-13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

"Democracy" is a word that may sound soaring to political junkies, but feels bureaucratic and frankly bloodless to many others.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

The queen's face was a mask, so bloodless that it might have been sculpted from snow.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin