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
When Hsu got home from the conference, she called Day to ask if she could draw blood from his family.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
