as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The weather has impacted the price of tickets for a game between two of the biggest blue bloods in the sport.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The weather has impacted the price of tickets for a game between two of the biggest blue bloods in the sport.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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