bloodline
Example Sentences
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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
I delivered a speech arguing that the U.S. is a nation defined above all by ideals, not shared bloodlines.
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
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
Mr. Berry believes that a tale can be as binding as a bloodline.
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