bad blood
Example Sentences
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The negotiations have been so bruising that bad blood has built up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The answers may avert any potential bad blood between your mother and her siblings — or could make their blood boil.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
If there was any bad blood between Paxton and Middleton over these clashes, it seems to have dissipated in the years since.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar on Wednesday pays his first visit to EU chiefs in Brussels since his election win, looking to turn the page on the bad blood of nationalist Viktor Orban's tenure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Despite being under considerable stress because of the bad blood between my father and me, I went ahead and sat for the Standard Six final exams.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
