blood type
Example Sentences
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Supplies of every blood type are currently needed, but especially O positive, which is considered a universal blood type and can be given to people in an emergency when theirs is unknown.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sitting in traffic, he was told three donor hearts had become available that day, all matching his blood type and size.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Disease screenings, temperament tests and blood type preferences left them with 16 regular donors so far that they hope will come in four times a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Currently, patients in any of those situations receive platelets harvested from blood donors, ideally from donors with a compatible blood type.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Old friends could pick him out of a dismissed battalion, so singular was his walk, so indelibly a part of him, and he could change it no more than he could change his blood type.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
