How to Use blue blood in a Sentence

blue blood

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  • This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
  • Their bond runs deep like the blue blood in their veins.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The field features two No. 1 seeds and one No. 3, all of which are blue bloods.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Her Majesty is not the only blue blood to have a podcast.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Southington, a Class LL team, is one of the state’s blue blood programs.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Alas, even baseball’s blue bloods can have a bad three decades.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Michigan State is not a blue blood, and there are going to be some ups and downs.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Three of these teams are blue bloods, and the one that isn’t finished second in the Big 12, which put three of its 10 teams in the Elite Eight.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Here's how to watch tonight's once-in-a-lifetime super blue blood moon.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Villanova bombed its way past a blue blood to get there.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Maybe a dozen or so programs around the country have been able to do that, and even blue bloods have had their blips.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Yes, Morant was overlooked by many of the blue blood programs as a recruit.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2020
  • On the East Coast, the super blue blood moon set around 7 a.m., but on the West Coast, skygazers had to set their alarms for at least 5 a.m. to see the show.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The list of national title favorites is full of the sport’s blue bloods.
    — Steve Lyttle, charlotteobserver, 15 Feb. 2018
  • What, exactly, do swans have to do with Britain’s blue bloods?
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 July 2018
  • Rival Auburn feels like a college hoops blue blood in the making.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The last blue moon sighting was on Jan. 31, as part of a super blue blood moon lunar eclipse.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The change was long overdue, and the Tigers weren’t the only college football blue blood to embrace the new system.
    — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • On the last day of January, the night sky will unveil a sight not seen in over 150 years: a super blue blood moon eclipse.
    — Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • It’s the eighth meeting between the two blue blood programs, with the Fighting Irish holding a 5-2 edge in the series.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2020
  • The company that was once an upstart now stands among—if not above—the blue bloods of the US launch industry.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Just an elite prospect choosing between four blue bloods?
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Finding the right place for Bronny may not be as simple as picking a blue blood.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2022
  • One that any town, blue collar or blue blood, struggling or thriving, would be proud of.
    — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The conference is devoid of football blue bloods, which is both a weakness and a strength.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
  • Mookie checks all the boxes for a high major, blue blood recruit.
    — oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2020
  • An extra hundred thousand to ride like a blue blood still sounds like a bargain.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Michigan State was a Tier 1 blue blood a decade or two ago but has lost ground under 69-year-old coach Tom Izzo.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Some will bemoan a tournament now devoid of blue bloods, but not me.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Sure, there is a rigid class of blue bloods at the top, but those programs are not immune to the occasional stumble.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2019

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