as in bloody
smeared or stained with blood
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Recent Examples of bloodstained
Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more.
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CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The bloodstained week began last Sunday afternoon when a 52-year-old man was fatally shot in the head during a mugging, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Those materials can include everything from evidence logs, crime scene sketches and photos of the victim’s torn or bloodstained clothing to the evidence Papakanakis is always hoping to find — DNA.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
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CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The bloodstained week began last Sunday afternoon when a 52-year-old man was fatally shot in the head during a mugging, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Those materials can include everything from evidence logs, crime scene sketches and photos of the victim’s torn or bloodstained clothing to the evidence Papakanakis is always hoping to find — DNA.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bloodstained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodstained
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 14 July 2017
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
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Geminid meteors are often bright and can display vivid colors like yellow, green, blue or even reddish hues due to their mineral composition.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The full eclipse, when the moon takes on an orangish or reddish color after slipping into the inner part of Earth's shadow, or umbra, should start roughly around 2:26 a.m.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodstained. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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