draw blood
Example Sentences
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Every other day, I went back to the fertility clinic so the staff could monitor my vitals and draw blood.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2025
Lucy Liu’s 9-year-old son, Rockwell, hasn’t seen his mother draw blood in “Charlie’s Angels” or “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and certainly not in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“Hacks,” however, makes the battle entertaining, even when the characters we love draw blood.
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
When a man bluntly asks her to play something more upbeat, she snarls, cries and gives the man a look that could draw blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Conor’s grandma pinched Conor’s cheeks so hard he swore she was going to draw blood.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
