bloodline
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bloodline
Example Sentences
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The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their "Paektu bloodline" dominates daily life in the isolated country.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
That trust showed a $500,000 transfer from my father, explicitly described as a gift, made at the same time my father was supposedly creating his bloodline trust.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026
The first in her bloodline to graduate high school, Straight earned an MFA at the University of Massachusetts and brought it home to UC Riverside, where she’s been teaching creative writing since 1988.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
Kōrero and her kinspeople are peacefully egalitarian, with no “regard for status or bloodline or rank.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
The worst of them claims she might replace the king, or use another man to father her bloodline.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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