bloodline
noun
blood·line
ˈbləd-ˌlīn 
Examples of bloodline in a Sentence
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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From the language dialect to various art forms, the Gullah Geechee story is one of survival, creativity, and community, a commonality found in our bloodline.
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Manning is widely viewed as the top quarterback prospect in the country heading into his sophomore season with the Texas Longhorns and also comes from a terrific bloodline.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Within a few hundred years, these genetic variants swept through horse populations, giving rise to the DOM2 lineage, the modern bloodline of domestic horses that enabled humans to harness horsepower for mobility and warfare.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
From the language dialect to various art forms, the Gullah Geechee story is one of survival, creativity, and community, a commonality found in our bloodline.
—Dontaira Terrell, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
Manning is widely viewed as the top quarterback prospect in the country heading into his sophomore season with the Texas Longhorns and also comes from a terrific bloodline.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodline
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“Bloodline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodline. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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bloodline
noun
blood·line
-ˌlīn
: a sequence of direct ancestors especially in a pedigree
also
: family sense 2, strain sense 1a
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