blue blood
noun
1
ˈblü-ˈbləd 
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
: membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
: a member of a noble or socially prominent family
Examples of blue blood in a Sentence
a woman of blue blood
This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.
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If anything, the abundance of blue bloods in the Sweet 16 appears to have sent the Nielsen deliveries soaring.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
With an even longer legacy, 161-foot Invader, designed by the Herreshoff family (considered blue bloods of naval architecture), debuted in 1905.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The former is wide open; the latter is cluttered with blue bloods at the top.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
With an even longer legacy, 161-foot Invader, designed by the Herreshoff family (considered blue bloods of naval architecture), debuted in 1905.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
The former is wide open; the latter is cluttered with blue bloods at the top.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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