donate/give blood
idiom
: to have blood taken out of one's body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it
She donates/gives blood twice a year.
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Would paying donors boost donations in the UK? Only around 7% of people in the UK donate blood on a regular basis, according to a YouGov poll from 2022, with most of these aged 45 or older.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Ushering in donors Stanford Blood Center offering a musical incentive to those who give blood at their Bay Area donation sites, including the South Bay Donor Center in Campbell.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
Make a financial donation or an appointment to give blood by visiting its website.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Parental consent is required for 16-year-olds to donate blood.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Ushering in donors Stanford Blood Center offering a musical incentive to those who give blood at their Bay Area donation sites, including the South Bay Donor Center in Campbell.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
Make a financial donation or an appointment to give blood by visiting its website.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Parental consent is required for 16-year-olds to donate blood.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for donate/give blood
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“Donate/give blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donate%2Fgive%20blood. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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