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The red surrounding this mandala’s central deity is a Buddhist symbol of purity, but also a reminder that purity starts with the flesh and blood that everybody gets for free.—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 The government’s rejection of its citizens’ efforts for change is personal to him—as devastating and painful, the film suggests, as having a father turn against his own flesh and blood.—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024 An opponent that feels no pain or fear, and who is immune to gunfire, is not like one made of flesh and blood.—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Although flesh and blood, Harari is Silicon Valley’s ideal of what a chatbot should be.—Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flesh and blood
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of flesh and blood was
before the 12th century
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