How to Use out for blood in a Sentence

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• The people who did show up were those who were out for blood.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
• The two are out for blood but moments before winning Gi-hun asks to vote on ending the game.
  — Madison Douglas, Seventeen, 28 Sep. 2021
• The musical tells the story of a London pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022
• So there is now a large contingent of conservatives who are out for blood.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Apr. 2021
• The rioters—the insurrectionists—seemed to be out for blood.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022
• Philadelphia has been hot and will be out for blood after their comeback win against Memphis.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
• Ticked off and out for blood – any human’s will do – the rogue beast attacks the group, savagely injuring Martin and turning their van into the one thing keeping them alive.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
• This book is a timely entry in the wider conversation, especially since Pazcoguin is not merely out for blood.
  — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
• Florida defenseman Brandon Montour seemed to be out for blood.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
• But, when an entire nation is out for blood, prosecutors can feel pressured to overcharge defendants.
  — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024