donate/give blood
idiom
: to have blood taken out of one's body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it
She donates/gives blood twice a year.
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The Red Cross also called on locals to come forward and donate blood.
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Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Dozens also queued to donate blood for the survivors.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Staff at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest, urged people to donate blood because of the overwhelming number of casualties.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 18 May 2025
On Thursday, Eric Moore, 29, was sitting on a folding chair in a parking lot on Canal Street, waiting along with dozens of other volunteers to give blood.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Dozens also queued to donate blood for the survivors.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Staff at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest, urged people to donate blood because of the overwhelming number of casualties.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 18 May 2025
On Thursday, Eric Moore, 29, was sitting on a folding chair in a parking lot on Canal Street, waiting along with dozens of other volunteers to give blood.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for donate/give blood
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“Donate/give blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donate%2Fgive%20blood. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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