nosebleed
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nosebleed
1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 nosebleed for def. 1; late Middle English; see nose, bleed
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He received treatment on the issue on three separate occasions, with the final nosebleed arriving as he was serving to stay in the match at 5-4 down in the deciding set.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Today’s valuations are nowhere near the nosebleed levels many bears would have you believe.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Narbé’s brother got his hands on a pair of nosebleed tickets and immediately handed them over to his soccer-loving relatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Six figures for courtside, $10,000 for a nosebleed with a partial view of Larry David’s bald head, the price kept going up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
You know, like, “Ha-ha. Those silly doctors. Can you be-LIEVE they mistook a nosebleed for leukemia? It’s just so ridiculous!”
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
To Todd, a resale market in which nosebleeds ran $8,000 Thursday is absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Tirayut says his oldest daughter, six, "had nosebleeds, a rash, and an allergic reaction in her eyes, to the point where her eyelids were swollen".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Pointing and waving to fans in the nosebleeds, he took time to embrace the moment that topped his previous triumph of performing at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
I lived for weeks with steady pain, fainting spells, nosebleeds, and vision changes that made it difficult to function.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
“No, she isn’t. And don’t you say it. Don’t you dare. It’s only a nosebleed. She has them all the time, terrible nosebleeds, and that’s all it is.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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