bloodline

Example Sentences

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Although Ju Ae is of the bloodline, North Korea's patriarchal system would not see her as being of the bloodline, Ryu says.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

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

That trust showed a $500,000 transfer from my father, explicitly described as a gift, made at the same time my father was supposedly creating his bloodline trust.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Mr. Berry believes that a tale can be as binding as a bloodline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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