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Examples of bloodsucker in a Sentence
Our landlord, the bloodsucker, just raised our rent again.
the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits
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The young actress, who previously demonstrated her virtuosity in the film version of Matilda the Musical, is so frightening and sardonically funny as the pint-sized bloodsucker that Bela Lugosi must be turning over in his grave from jealousy.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Weir, though, is the real prize here, a pint-sized marvel who is able to switch in a millisecond from sweet and innocent child to a rabid bloodsucker.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Related article There are ‘more ticks in more places’ — here’s how to avoid these bloodsuckers
A third route of infection is through another vector such as ticks, fleas and mosquitoes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Bill Skarsgård plays the titular bloodsucker, Lily-Rose Depp portrays the movie’s heroine Ellen Hutter, and Willem Dafoe is the vampire-hunter Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024
Whatever their other abilities, leeches have proved to be gifted bloodsuckers and offer a noninvasive and precise way to reestablish blood flow in patients recovering from reconstructive and aesthetic operations.
—Zoey Poll, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Kissing bugs in Arizona:Everything to know about these nocturnal bloodsuckers
Bugs in Arizona in April
In April, expect to encounter a bustling ecosystem of creatures, including crickets, beetles and curious spiders spinning intricate webs to catch unsuspecting prey.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
But the universal appeal of bloodsuckers taps into our disastrous conditioning regarding what love is supposed to look like, an eternal status whose merits reside in a fictional realm of indestructibility.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
The suspenseful trailer shows the captors trying to figure out the best way to kill the young bloodsucker.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Weir, though, is the real prize here, a pint-sized marvel who is able to switch in a millisecond from sweet and innocent child to a rabid bloodsucker.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Related article There are ‘more ticks in more places’ — here’s how to avoid these bloodsuckers
A third route of infection is through another vector such as ticks, fleas and mosquitoes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Bill Skarsgård plays the titular bloodsucker, Lily-Rose Depp portrays the movie’s heroine Ellen Hutter, and Willem Dafoe is the vampire-hunter Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024
Whatever their other abilities, leeches have proved to be gifted bloodsuckers and offer a noninvasive and precise way to reestablish blood flow in patients recovering from reconstructive and aesthetic operations.
—Zoey Poll, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Kissing bugs in Arizona:Everything to know about these nocturnal bloodsuckers
Bugs in Arizona in April
In April, expect to encounter a bustling ecosystem of creatures, including crickets, beetles and curious spiders spinning intricate webs to catch unsuspecting prey.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
But the universal appeal of bloodsuckers taps into our disastrous conditioning regarding what love is supposed to look like, an eternal status whose merits reside in a fictional realm of indestructibility.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
The suspenseful trailer shows the captors trying to figure out the best way to kill the young bloodsucker.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodsucker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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