: extremely or excessively high
seats in the nosebleed section
nosebleed stock prices
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Examples of nosebleed in a Sentence
Noun
She often suffers from nosebleeds.
Adjective
We had seats in the nosebleed section of the stadium.
we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Residents complained of breathing problems, nosebleeds and headaches.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Even a nosebleed or partial view seat would be $3,000 or more after fees.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
During the gas leak, thousands of people reported headaches, nosebleeds, nausea and shortness of breath.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Residents complained of breathing problems, nosebleeds and headaches.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
While credit card debt continues to climb to nosebleed heights, delinquencies are slowing and average balances are lower relative to borrowers’ earnings than before the pandemic.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Even a nosebleed or partial view seat would be $3,000 or more after fees.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Nosebleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosebleed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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nosebleed
noun
nose·bleed
-ˌblēd 
: an attack of bleeding from the nose
called also epistaxis
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