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 But the industry is never going to get healthy unless the bounty includes regular doses of fresh blood. —

Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 In subsequent weeks, Hansen and her team ordered fresh blood samples from every supplier that 3M worked with. —

Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 For me, the fresh blood of Micronesia keeps that season higher. 4. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023 The Gen X Minnesotan reasoned that the San Franciscan had been at the top too long and Democrats needed some fresh blood in House leadership. —

Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for fresh blood

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