blue blood
Example Sentences
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But Veda has zero admiration for Mildred’s rapid upward mobility, striking the pose of a blue blood who looks down on hard work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
In the brave new world of college football, blue blood means nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
He also came from Belgium by way of UC Santa Barbara—a far cry from a college hoops blue blood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
And he pondered soberly upon a lineage of blue blood manifest in her face, her form, her voice, and manner.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
