How to Use bloodline in a Sentence
bloodline
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Scooter was the last to emerge from the Lenox bloodline and etched his name in the record books in a variety of ways.
— Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2020 -
That’s a lofty goal for any player, bloodlines be damned.
— Jon Tayler, SI.com, 24 May 2018 -
The sport of hockey is in the Sousa family bloodline as is the case for the rest of the Alliance players.
— Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 29 July 2021 -
Tapit has sired three of the past five Belmont winners, and the bloodlines are strong on the female side, too.
— courant.com, 7 June 2019 -
The son’s bloodline made him a potential threat to the Kim dynasty.
— Alastair Gale, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2017 -
Now, the Blues add a blue chip defender with size and NHL bloodlines. 30.
— Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023 -
One of the better receivers still on the board at the end of the draft, Weah’s bloodlines are fascinating.
— Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018 -
Fiona doesn’t share bloodlines with any jaguars in North America, which puts her at the top of the list in terms of breeding.
— Brian Ballou, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 May 2017 -
The redhead genes are strong in Prince Harry's bloodline.
— Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2019 -
In fact, the goalkeeper mindset runs in the Beaudry bloodline — his dad once wore the gloves himself.
— Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024 -
The Royals’ logo is based on Joffrey Baratheon, whose bloodlines aren’t, um, the purest.
— Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 13 July 2018 -
Gunner's hunting bloodline proved out over the next nine years.
— Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Sep. 2017 -
Shannara follows a half-human/half-elf named Wil who is the last of his mighty bloodline.
— Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2017 -
The images also presented the girl as a key member of the Kim bloodline, Yang said.
— Brad Lendon, CNN, 21 Nov. 2022 -
Salas comes from a strong bloodline of baseball players.
— Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 13 July 2019 -
Virgo knows every beat and bloodline of her solid gold heart, and doesn’t give it away for free.
— Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 2 July 2018 -
And through the Sintashta’s breeding, a new equine bloodline emerged.
— Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024 -
Me, a man with Viking bloodlines who sweats during snowstorms.
— Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 6 May 2017 -
The two men, both native to this area, can trace their bloodlines 150 years back to all the famous musical masters of the past.
— Maija Liuhto, Longreads, 28 June 2018 -
Palm Beach Central senior free safety Justin Bostic has quite a bloodline to live up to.
— Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2022 -
The next great quarterback hopeful out of the Manning gene pool comes with all the tools and bloodlines any recruit could want.
— Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023 -
It’s more about the question of what happens when this kind of power is handed down through bloodlines.
— Ellen Gray, Philly.com, 1 June 2018 -
The saliva in your dog’s mouth is rich with DNA and will give you an accurate read on what breeds your dog may have in their bloodline.
— Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022 -
Could that be partly the source of Mona’s resentment toward Beau and his bloodline?
— Vulture, 13 June 2023 -
Some queens are queens because of their royal bloodline.
— Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2022 -
The filly whose bloodline includes both Curlin and AP Indy has won both of her starts this year and four out of her five overall.
— Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2022 -
People seem to think Luke is her father since the Star Wars franchise likes to rehash tired bloodline plots.
— Matt Miller, Esquire, 8 Mar. 2017 -
Taking good bikini pics must run in the Jenner bloodline.
— Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 10 July 2023 -
Something about this play feels like it’s the bloodline of my family or something.
— New York Times, 6 May 2022 -
Proving the degree of sensitivity indicating the finest of bloodlines, Sutton’s Winnifred tosses and turns and contorts and flips and twists herself into one pretzel after another – maybe there should be an Olympic medal for this.
— Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
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