by blood
idiom
: by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
My aunt and I are related by blood.
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Decades later, testing during the appeal process showed the stains weren’t made by blood, but some inorganic substance.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
There was a lot of interference because of noise created by blood flowing through the vein where the electrode comes to rest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2016
Bound both by blood and vows, Sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen work to cement the Sisterhood’s future in the face of existential threats, particularly in the form of a foreboding prophecy and a powerful, mysterious soldier named Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel).
—refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
What started as a simple invitation to join a family celebration turned into something far more profound — a reminder that family doesn’t have to be linked by blood or tradition.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
There was a lot of interference because of noise created by blood flowing through the vein where the electrode comes to rest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2016
Bound both by blood and vows, Sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen work to cement the Sisterhood’s future in the face of existential threats, particularly in the form of a foreboding prophecy and a powerful, mysterious soldier named Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel).
—refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
What started as a simple invitation to join a family celebration turned into something far more profound — a reminder that family doesn’t have to be linked by blood or tradition.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for by blood
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“By blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20blood. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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