blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd 
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
Examples of blue blood in a Sentence
a woman of blue blood
This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
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The contrast of the old-school Pitino trying to take down a blue blood in Duke, which is trying to re-create some Coach K magic with Jon Scheyer, should be fun to watch.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Both are the sons of coaches, both are in command of blue blood men’s basketball programs, both bring the kind of persona fans of other teams love to hate.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The same can be said for Tennessee, the orange-colored blue blood with eight national titles (second to UConn).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Just hours after the last of the confetti was Roomba-ed up in Levi’s Stadium, Disney’s sales team issued formal proposals to the NFL’s official sponsors, a crew of blue bloods that includes Anheuser-Busch InBev, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Visa and PepsiCo.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Both are the sons of coaches, both are in command of blue blood men’s basketball programs, both bring the kind of persona fans of other teams love to hate.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The same can be said for Tennessee, the orange-colored blue blood with eight national titles (second to UConn).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Just hours after the last of the confetti was Roomba-ed up in Levi’s Stadium, Disney’s sales team issued formal proposals to the NFL’s official sponsors, a crew of blue bloods that includes Anheuser-Busch InBev, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Visa and PepsiCo.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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