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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What To Know The finding was discovered after researchers reconstructed Hitler’s DNA using a bloodstained fabric sample reportedly taken by a U.S. Army colonel from the sofa where the dictator died by suicide in 1945.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Police had found a bloodstained scrap of apron at the scene, which the killer may have used to wipe his hands.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
During the song's release party, which doubled as a Halloween celebration, the Victorious star transformed into an undead lover girl, donning a bloodstained wedding dress.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Police had found a bloodstained scrap of apron at the scene, which the killer may have used to wipe his hands.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
During the song's release party, which doubled as a Halloween celebration, the Victorious star transformed into an undead lover girl, donning a bloodstained wedding dress.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 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 Dec. 2025.
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