flesh and blood

noun

1

: corporeal nature as composed of flesh and of blood

2

: near kindred

—used chiefly in the phrase one's own flesh and blood

3

: substance, reality

Examples of flesh and blood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The execution-style murders of a young man and woman from the Lower East Side were the brutal cost of a senseless gang war, but the killers also had a personal motive — vengeance for the killing of their own flesh and blood, according to law enforcement sources. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2024

Hard and dangerous work, men of flesh and blood assembling massive objects over a river. —Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024

For example, if your child's great-great-grandfather was a soldier in World War II, the stories of the Battle of Normandy are suddenly of flesh and blood. —Jenna Wirth, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024

Allie still likes to paint and Noah is good with lumber, but an effort to maximize their relatability winds up sacrificing their flesh and blood. —Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1