Example Sentences

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"You must remember and be aware that the SVO was invented at a time when they thought they would win quickly and bloodlessly, like in the Crimea," said Abbas Gallyamov, a former Kremlin speech writer.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

On the other hand, they believe, if you bloodlessly process a significant enough quantity of polling data, you can see the truth of what’s happening in the race.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2020

Silvio Berlusconi gets skewered — bloodlessly — in the silly, surreal satire ‘Loro’

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2019

Zero-to-60 mph is a bloodlessly efficient 4.8 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2018

And finally, when he again stopped in front of Conniston's chair, his face was white, his thin lips set bloodlessly.

From Under Handicap A Novel by Gregory, Jackson