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
The Regalado family has long had bad blood with Carollo.
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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
There’s no bad blood with the Faithfuls who banished her, though.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
But there’s no bad blood there.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad blood
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
There’s no bad blood with the Faithfuls who banished her, though.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
But there’s no bad blood there.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad blood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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So far, however, there is no sign of hostilities easing.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Aluminum hit the highest in almost four years before erasing gains, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East worsened the supply outlook from the region, while copper and other industrial metals fell on falling risk appetite.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Their secrets, grudges, and desires haven’ changes one iota.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All of Iran’s proxies share a deep ideological hatred of Israel and America.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Loud and proud Jews will not allow hatred or fear to deter our Jewish way of life or our presence in the world.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The subtle bitterness is complemented with creamy cheese and a mouth-puckering lemon dressing.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is no apparent bitterness on Ward’s part over being parked in Triple-A for so long, watching so many of his teammates get promoted.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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