blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Michigan State was a Tier 1 blue blood a decade or two ago but has lost ground under 69-year-old coach Tom Izzo.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Unlike the British Royal family, these blue bloods make their own rules.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
The idea of playing a blue blood like Kansas gets Stromer extra excited.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
The Big Ten offers the best of both worlds for basketball coaches, providing resources and security during a period of industry upheaval while devoid of blue bloods at the competitive center.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The top 10 features several blue bloods such as Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Penn State.
—Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
Fossils resembling modern horseshoe crabs have been found as found back as far as 200 million years ago and their blue blood (caused by a copper-containing molecule where humans use hemoglobin) is used to test the safety of a wide variety of medicines.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The animals’ blue blood is used to test vaccines for bacterial contamination.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
An extra hundred thousand to ride like a blue blood still sounds like a bargain.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Unlike the British Royal family, these blue bloods make their own rules.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
The idea of playing a blue blood like Kansas gets Stromer extra excited.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
The Big Ten offers the best of both worlds for basketball coaches, providing resources and security during a period of industry upheaval while devoid of blue bloods at the competitive center.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The top 10 features several blue bloods such as Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Penn State.
—Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
Fossils resembling modern horseshoe crabs have been found as found back as far as 200 million years ago and their blue blood (caused by a copper-containing molecule where humans use hemoglobin) is used to test the safety of a wide variety of medicines.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The animals’ blue blood is used to test vaccines for bacterial contamination.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
An extra hundred thousand to ride like a blue blood still sounds like a bargain.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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