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Loyal to the Emperor, scornful of the aristocracy, and sympathetic to the peasants’ desire for liberation, if not their bloodlust, he is torn between medieval chivalry and modern self-preservation.
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Nile is clearly appealing to the part of Nina that resented Madison, but his point about bloodlust would have resonated much more meaningfully with Aggie, who more than once found herself on the verge of being actually violent.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The film’s most unsettling scenes connect Hans' murder spree with the bloodlust of the German public, foreshadowing the Nazis’ rise to power just a few years later.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Related Stories The film follows Alok Goyal, a journalist who transforms into a vampiric creature called Betal after encountering a mysterious woman, and must save humanity from the bloodlust of an ancient evil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Nile is clearly appealing to the part of Nina that resented Madison, but his point about bloodlust would have resonated much more meaningfully with Aggie, who more than once found herself on the verge of being actually violent.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The film’s most unsettling scenes connect Hans' murder spree with the bloodlust of the German public, foreshadowing the Nazis’ rise to power just a few years later.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Related Stories The film follows Alok Goyal, a journalist who transforms into a vampiric creature called Betal after encountering a mysterious woman, and must save humanity from the bloodlust of an ancient evil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodlust
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“Bloodlust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodlust. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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