ties of blood
Example Sentences
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The American people can’t be reduced to an ethnic Folk bound by ties of blood and soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A statement made without a single reference to the ties of blood between the King and Andrew.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The kanaka of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians who inhabit the islands, value ’ohana, which extends beyond the familial ties of blood.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
She is caught between the sticky, sometimes lethal ties of blood and the impersonal, rational benevolence of the state.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
Young, ambitious and enterprising, he was connected, by the ties of blood, with the families of Guelph and Ghibeline.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
