bloodstained
adjective
blood·stained
ˈbləd-ˌstānd 
1
: stained with blood
2
: involved with slaughter
a bloodstained chronicle of war
Examples of bloodstained in a Sentence
had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls.
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Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
His bloodstained vehicle was found abandoned in a Las Vegas parking lot.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Shaw’s bloodstained car was found abandoned in a Las Vegas parking lot.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
His bloodstained vehicle was found abandoned in a Las Vegas parking lot.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Shaw’s bloodstained car was found abandoned in a Las Vegas parking lot.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodstained
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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodstained. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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