flesh and blood
Example Sentences
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A machine may be allocated a wide range of quotidian writing tasks, but let flesh and blood hold fast the art of writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Does consciousness require flesh and blood to exist?
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Because it is flesh and blood and what is more important than life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
To its credit, “Kissinger” quotes flesh and blood humans recounting some of the horrors Nixon and Kissinger’s policies visited on other nations, such as Cambodia and Bangladesh.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
“That’s right, Lord.” “—if giving my flesh and blood is not charity?”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
