bloodstained
adjective
blood·stained
ˈbləd-ˌstānd 
1
: stained with blood
2
: involved with slaughter
a bloodstained chronicle of war
Examples of bloodstained in a Sentence
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Video footage shared on social media showed bloodstained floors.
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David C. Adams, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The latter also had video of the bloodstained concrete of where the shooting happened.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Then Nordby helped lead a search of Edwards home, finding bloodstained towels tucked away in trash bags in the garage and traces of blood all over his bedroom that apparently had been tried to be washed away.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Two bodies lie in the bloodstained snow next to the entrance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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David C. Adams, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The latter also had video of the bloodstained concrete of where the shooting happened.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Then Nordby helped lead a search of Edwards home, finding bloodstained towels tucked away in trash bags in the garage and traces of blood all over his bedroom that apparently had been tried to be washed away.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Two bodies lie in the bloodstained snow next to the entrance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bloodstained
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodstained. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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