blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd 
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
Examples of blue blood in a Sentence
a woman of blue blood
This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
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One blue blood’s beautiful bling could soon be yours.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Their blue blood contains a clotting agent, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), which is crucial for detecting bacterial endotoxins.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
The relationship between László and Van Buren is many contrasting things at once: artist/patron, immigrant Jew/American blue blood, vassal/exploiter, and, ultimately, something much darker.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Dyson believes the Huskies, a No. 1 seed in the Pittsburgh Regional, might have an advantage because of the similar blue blood that runs through the group.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Their blue blood contains a clotting agent, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), which is crucial for detecting bacterial endotoxins.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
The relationship between László and Van Buren is many contrasting things at once: artist/patron, immigrant Jew/American blue blood, vassal/exploiter, and, ultimately, something much darker.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Dyson believes the Huskies, a No. 1 seed in the Pittsburgh Regional, might have an advantage because of the similar blue blood that runs through the group.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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