blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd 
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
Examples of blue blood in a Sentence
a woman of blue blood
This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
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Loading your audio article GAINESVILLE — Florida will visit Texas in a matchup of college football blue bloods, one an SEC charter member and the other a newcomer to the nation’s top conference.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Southern California’s fertile recruiting territory is annually picked over by national blue bloods and regional contenders.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
One blue blood’s beautiful bling could soon be yours.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
The relationship between László and Van Buren is many contrasting things at once: artist/patron, immigrant Jew/American blue blood, vassal/exploiter, and, ultimately, something much darker.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Southern California’s fertile recruiting territory is annually picked over by national blue bloods and regional contenders.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
One blue blood’s beautiful bling could soon be yours.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
The relationship between László and Van Buren is many contrasting things at once: artist/patron, immigrant Jew/American blue blood, vassal/exploiter, and, ultimately, something much darker.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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