by blood
idiom
: by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
My aunt and I are related by blood.
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This complaint is not driven only by blood lust: Israel has lost more than 230 soldiers in Gaza to date—on a per capita basis, more than the United States lost during the entire Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The officers saw a man lying under the seats of a subway car, not moving and surrounded by blood, the report said.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
He was surrounded by blood and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
Her best friend stopped at a Scheel’s in Wichita and told them about Dean’s shoes — a gift from her 22-year-old stepson that were ruined by blood.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Over the last decade or so, ethnic identity, at least among the internet literati, has been governed by a certain essentialism that holds that culture is biologically ordained by blood.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
She also is first seen in the film unclogging a toilet with her bare hands, and by the end, she’s stained by blood more than once.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
Friends aren’t tied to us by blood, like family, or an oath, like a spouse.
—Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
Structured as a Western, the film examines collective nonviolence as a strategy to combat ruthless exploitation within an individualistic culture animated by blood feuds.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The officers saw a man lying under the seats of a subway car, not moving and surrounded by blood, the report said.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
He was surrounded by blood and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
Her best friend stopped at a Scheel’s in Wichita and told them about Dean’s shoes — a gift from her 22-year-old stepson that were ruined by blood.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Over the last decade or so, ethnic identity, at least among the internet literati, has been governed by a certain essentialism that holds that culture is biologically ordained by blood.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
She also is first seen in the film unclogging a toilet with her bare hands, and by the end, she’s stained by blood more than once.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
Friends aren’t tied to us by blood, like family, or an oath, like a spouse.
—Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
Structured as a Western, the film examines collective nonviolence as a strategy to combat ruthless exploitation within an individualistic culture animated by blood feuds.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
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“By blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20blood. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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