bloody shirt
noun
: something intended to stir up or revive partisan animosity
—usually used in the phrase wave the bloody shirt
Examples of bloody shirt in a Sentence
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Pool One of the most emotional moments of the trial was when Prosecutor Michelle Manning held up some of the evidence police recovered from the bags Fotis Dulos had dumped on Albany Avenue, including a bloody shirt that belonged to Jennifer Dulos.
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Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
Maury County Sheriff Luther Wiley claimed that Choate had changed a bloody shirt and hid a .22-caliber pistol used to club the White girl.
—Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
Now remember, the defense suggested that tossing this bloody shirt may have caused some of the blood spatter in the bedroom.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2022
You’re never supposed to wave a bloody shirt.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022
Activists in Lower Manhattan have found that the best way to thwart resistance to their plans is to wave the climate-change banner, today’s bloody shirt.
—Jon Pepper, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
One of the protesters’ iconic blue tents is on display, as are the bloody shirt of a journalist beaten by soldiers and a flag flown at the protest bearing more than 90 inscriptions.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
Robert shared two photos, one showing his partner’s busted lip and another showing a bloody shirt from the incident.
—Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2022
He was convicted of murdering her and sentenced to two life terms after evidence, including Murphy’s DNA on a bloody shirt and a fingernail, was linked to him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2022
Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
Maury County Sheriff Luther Wiley claimed that Choate had changed a bloody shirt and hid a .22-caliber pistol used to club the White girl.
—Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
Now remember, the defense suggested that tossing this bloody shirt may have caused some of the blood spatter in the bedroom.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2022
You’re never supposed to wave a bloody shirt.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022
Activists in Lower Manhattan have found that the best way to thwart resistance to their plans is to wave the climate-change banner, today’s bloody shirt.
—Jon Pepper, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
One of the protesters’ iconic blue tents is on display, as are the bloody shirt of a journalist beaten by soldiers and a flag flown at the protest bearing more than 90 inscriptions.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
Robert shared two photos, one showing his partner’s busted lip and another showing a bloody shirt from the incident.
—Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2022
He was convicted of murdering her and sentenced to two life terms after evidence, including Murphy’s DNA on a bloody shirt and a fingernail, was linked to him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2022
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