bloodstained
adjective
blood·stained
ˈbləd-ˌstānd 
1
: stained with blood
2
: involved with slaughter
a bloodstained chronicle of war
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had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole.
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night.
—Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
—CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodstained. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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