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
There's more bad blood within the White House, though.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
There hasn’t been that kind of bad blood that has leaked out in the Canadiens-Lightning and Flyers-Penguins tussles.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Cappas said the case might have been easier to sentence if there was bad blood like in a typical murder.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Jones' gambit might have backfired, however, and bad blood within the state legislature could hamper his candidacy.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
There hasn’t been that kind of bad blood that has leaked out in the Canadiens-Lightning and Flyers-Penguins tussles.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Cappas said the case might have been easier to sentence if there was bad blood like in a typical murder.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Jones' gambit might have backfired, however, and bad blood within the state legislature could hamper his candidacy.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad blood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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But many still derived entertainment from the frequent outbreak of hostilities between the teams, the FIA, and the commercial rights holder (then Bernie Ecclestone; now Liberty Media).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Their hostility tended to be reserved for Steven Gerrard.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Trump is well known for holding a grudge and expecting loyalty, which has been a theme in several Republican primaries this year.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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How sweet this life—if Fortune bears no grudge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The Soros’ announcement did not say how the foundations will define antisemitism — a point of contention on college campuses and in state legislatures where debates have raged over whether criticism of Israel amounts to hatred of Jewish people.—
James Pollard,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Charlotte struggled to surmount her anger and bitterness toward her once-dear sibling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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This tendency, called marcescence, may have developed a few million years ago to discourage large mammals from browsing on trees in winter due to the bitterness of the tannin-rich leaves surrounding buds.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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