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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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.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Every single other blue blood in the sport has had at least one down period this century, though Oklahoma’s under Brent Venables was admittedly brief.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Jewels with connections to French royals—or any blue bloods, for that matter—typically fetch extraordinary prices at auction.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
And what of a matchup of blue bloods with Notre Dame, a series that’s scheduled for 2028 and 2029?
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Every single other blue blood in the sport has had at least one down period this century, though Oklahoma’s under Brent Venables was admittedly brief.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Jewels with connections to French royals—or any blue bloods, for that matter—typically fetch extraordinary prices at auction.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
And what of a matchup of blue bloods with Notre Dame, a series that’s scheduled for 2028 and 2029?
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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