blood guilt

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noun

guilt of murder or shedding blood

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Derived forms of blood guilt

blood-guilty, adjectiveblood-guiltiness, noun

Words nearby blood guilt

blood gas analysis, blood group, blood group antigen, blood grouping, blood group-specific substances A and B, blood guilt, bloodguilty, blood heat, bloodhound, blooding, Blood is thicker than water

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How to use blood guilt in a sentence

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Guilt, when dispensed in the circumstances Morris occupied, is the anti-Viagra.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For nearly her entire life Beyoncé has been giving us her blood, sweat, and tears in her career.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Royal Family has benefited hugely from the American blood in its veins.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain|Tim Teeman|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Instead of lights and gifts, this one is filled with broken promises and guilt.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Louis pressed his father's hand to his lips; that hand which was hardly washed from the stain of Wharton's blood!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Blood-streaked sputum is strongly suggestive of tuberculosis, and is more common in the early stages than later.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd