How to Use fresh blood in a Sentence

fresh blood

noun
  • In the dark below, a great white shark hunts in the wreckage and is drawn to the smell of fresh blood in the water.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Four craters are surrounded with shards of glass, flip-flops, and splotches of fresh blood.
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Which makes his sudden midnight jaunt into the city for fresh blood a bit of a surprise.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2023
  • My friend arrived late and breathless for the ceremony with a bit of fresh blood on his hand.
    Scott Burns, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
  • And with Lozano’s aging team in desperate need of fresh blood, some of them could get another look soon.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The video introduced the artist’s alter ego Scarlet, the namesake of her new album, who walks the streets naked save for a head-to-toe coating of fresh blood.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In one account, from 1674, a dead man rose from his tomb to assault his relatives; when his grave was opened, the corpse was unnaturally preserved and bore traces of fresh blood.
    Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • As the trade deadline approaches, talks of how a player swap and fresh blood can rejuvenate a contender will dominate the discourse.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • An alluring place deeply respectful of its musical heritage, and now with some very fresh blood taking its music scene into the future.
    Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
  • With new cast members including Lauren Ambrose and Elijah Wood, this season will surely provide a bucket of fresh blood.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Perry’s is a neighborhood marker that is aging well, aided by fresh blood in the kitchen and ultimately, knowing — and caring — about its audience.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Shortly after this interaction, employees collected a fecal sample from the smaller male and confirmed the presence of fresh blood.
    Jason Dill Miami Herald (tns), al, 28 July 2023

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