Thesaurus results for BLOODSTAINED

bloodstained

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌstānd

Definition of bloodstained

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 One of the victims fled to a McDonald's restaurant where his bloodstained clothes, which were likely cut off by paramedics, were crumpled on the floor near the entrance. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 When justice recedes, revenge rears its bloodstained head. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Once, however, Mother found a pair of Zahida’s bloodstained underwear in the pile of clothes Salma was about to wash. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Investigators also recovered a bloodstained rock, clothing and bags allegedly containing medical supplies tied to the defendant. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodstained

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The bloody costume was complete with long red nails, replicas of her engagement and wedding rings.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Amateur historian James Bailey says colonial documents suggest Thomas Jones, namesake of New York’s Jones Beach, helped notorious pirate Henry Every evade capture after a bloody 1695 raid.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bloody

Adjective

How a group of young Black women helped Democrat Scott Colom do the unthinkable, potentially flipping a deep-red Senate seat.

— Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The set includes two chairs and a round table that fold flat for convenient storage when not in use, and comes in chic shades like blue, green, red, and yellow for a cheerful pop of color.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of red

Adjective

Depending on the lighting, the gem can shift from bluish-green in daylight to raspberry-purple or reddish hues under incandescent light.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026
The deep-space image reveals a 230-light-year-wide swathe of the glowing emission nebula N159, threaded with denser filaments of reddish molecular hydrogen that hide countless energetic young stars.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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