ties of blood
Example Sentences
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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
Yet we are still bound by ties of blood, friendship, and commitment.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2016
Tis an impiety and a manifest crime and a cutting of all ties of blood: your iniquity therein is discerned by men of judgment and understanding.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold
