as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Recent Examples of bad blood
Clearly, there’s no bad blood between Benito and Chile.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
Regardless of the ring’s current whereabouts, there’s no bad blood between the exes.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The Regalado family has long had bad blood with Carollo.
—Tess Riski
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
There isn’t any bad blood that’s been sparked from the back-and-forth.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
Regardless of the ring’s current whereabouts, there’s no bad blood between the exes.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The Regalado family has long had bad blood with Carollo.
—Tess Riski
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
There isn’t any bad blood that’s been sparked from the back-and-forth.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad blood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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Iran war has entered its fifth week with hostilities escalating across the region.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After one sip of Viola's magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gibbs still harbors a major grudge from their New Orleans bar encounter when meeting Pride again on an NIS 1990s case.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iran hasn't been hiding its hatred of America.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also shattered was the community’s shaky sense of security, already strained by wars in the Middle East and what many say is soaring hatred of Jews.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Curiously, there is less bitterness among farmworkers and advocates than there is sadness.—
Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Each sip ends with some pleasant heat on the back end, a nice, warming finish that lingers for a few minutes, along with some tannic oak that does not go overboard into bitterness.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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