by blood
idiom
: by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
My aunt and I are related by blood.
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These don’t just have to be shows about choosing between two brothers, but can also include any romance that involves dating someone who might be related either by blood or situationship.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Thromboembolic disease, when vessels or arteries are blocked by blood clots, was also identified as a significant contributing factor.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Transmitted by blood, Rage doesn’t kill people outright, but functions like a fast-acting form of rabies, sending the infected into an instant hyperaggressive frenzy.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Thromboembolic disease, when vessels or arteries are blocked by blood clots, was also identified as a significant contributing factor.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Transmitted by blood, Rage doesn’t kill people outright, but functions like a fast-acting form of rabies, sending the infected into an instant hyperaggressive frenzy.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by blood
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“By blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20blood. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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