How to Use out for blood in a Sentence

out for blood

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  • The people who did show up were those who were out for blood.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
  • So there is now a large contingent of conservatives who are out for blood.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The two are out for blood but moments before winning Gi-hun asks to vote on ending the game.
    Madison Douglas, Seventeen, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Philadelphia has been hot and will be out for blood after their comeback win against Memphis.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The musical tells the story of a London pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But, when an entire nation is out for blood, prosecutors can feel pressured to overcharge defendants.
    Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020
  • Florida defenseman Brandon Montour seemed to be out for blood.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • This book is a timely entry in the wider conversation, especially since Pazcoguin is not merely out for blood.
    Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Ticked off and out for blood – any human’s will do – the rogue beast attacks the group, savagely injuring Martin and turning their van into the one thing keeping them alive.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022

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