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
The only reason these guinea pigs weren’t dangerous— didn’t draw blood with their teeth and claws—was that they were practically domesticated.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
