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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With three hearts, blue blood, and eight arms that seem to have a mind of their own, octopuses are among the ocean’s most fascinating creatures.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
But unlike Mensah, those other quarterbacks all play for college football blue bloods.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The once-storied conference in 2024 lost blue bloods USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Stanford and Washington, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
But unlike Mensah, those other quarterbacks all play for college football blue bloods.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The once-storied conference in 2024 lost blue bloods USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Stanford and Washington, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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