bloodline

Example Sentences

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It was not a bloodline trust, but I was told it was still being finalized.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their so-called "Paektu bloodline" dominates daily life in the isolated country.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Her grandfather Charlie, an actor who embraced visual effects a century ago with “The Gold Rush,” would have been impressed by how his bloodline has kept pace with cinema’s evolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Kōrero and her kinspeople are peacefully egalitarian, with no “regard for status or bloodline or rank.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

And what it was about Lelia that I desired and feared came partly through his bloodline running through her, the openness and exuberance and all that hard focus she could sometimes call up.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee