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Examples of bad blood in a Sentence
There's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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A history of bad blood
The operating engineers unions' frustration with the Indianapolis Airport Authority goes back more than a decade.
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Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift has bad blood with a Florida student behind several social media accounts dedicated to tracking celebrity private jets and their flight emissions.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Although the current Rockets aren’t the same as the squads of yesteryear that met Golden State in intense playoff series, there’s bad blood.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Singapore’s success may have stirred some bad blood among neighbors who wanted their own taste of Swiftonomics.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel isn’t looking to create any bad blood with Taylor Swift because of his Oscars monologue.
—EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift has caused some bad blood in Southeast Asia.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore's leader was prompted to defend his country's exclusive concert deal with the singer that risks bad blood in the region by preventing her from performing in neighboring nations.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2024
However, there appeared to be no bad blood whatsoever as Swift and Dion were photographed in a tight embrace.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift has bad blood with a Florida student behind several social media accounts dedicated to tracking celebrity private jets and their flight emissions.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Although the current Rockets aren’t the same as the squads of yesteryear that met Golden State in intense playoff series, there’s bad blood.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Singapore’s success may have stirred some bad blood among neighbors who wanted their own taste of Swiftonomics.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel isn’t looking to create any bad blood with Taylor Swift because of his Oscars monologue.
—EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift has caused some bad blood in Southeast Asia.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore's leader was prompted to defend his country's exclusive concert deal with the singer that risks bad blood in the region by preventing her from performing in neighboring nations.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2024
However, there appeared to be no bad blood whatsoever as Swift and Dion were photographed in a tight embrace.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20blood. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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