blue blood
Example Sentences
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But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
From Los Angeles Times
In the brave new world of college football, blue blood means nothing.
The Rose Bowl will match an ultimate upstart program in Indiana against a blue blood in Alabama.
From Los Angeles Times
He also came from Belgium by way of UC Santa Barbara—a far cry from a college hoops blue blood.
The baseball world is sensing a Dodger vulnerability, as if there’s blue blood in the water.
From Los Angeles Times
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