fresh blood

noun

: newly added members or participants : new blood

"The new guy is going to work harder," Rivolo told me. "He has to prove himself, assert his authority. Maybe the old guy had been getting lazy, not working so hard … Fresh blood makes a difference."

—Andrew Cockburn

Arguably the greatest American racehorse, Man o' War burst onto the scene just when the sport needed some fresh blood to wake it from the doldrums of a nationwide antigambling crusade.

—Bill Barich

Examples of fresh blood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The discourse surrounding Norton’s reelection plans is part of a larger movement of younger Democrats crying for fresh blood in the lawmaker ranks after the 2024 election. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025

There's fresh blood out there for her. —Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

The dark brown didn’t wash out like bright hues in early cameras’ filters, and its viscosity and flow is eerily similar to a thick line of fresh blood. —Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025

One of the roles of Le19M has been to draw fresh blood into the sector. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fresh blood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud