bloodline

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

But poverty also ran in the bloodline, Ackmann explains, with Parton growing up “dirt poor” in a log cabin without running water or electricity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

A second deputy was found in Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban founder Mullah Omar's son – young, but bringing with him his Taliban bloodline, and its potential to unify the movement.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

According to Dr. Luce, the gene first appeared in my bloodline sometime around 1750, in the body of one Penelope Evan- gelatos, my great-grandmother to the ninth power.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides