bloodline

[ bluhd-lahyn ]

/ ˈblʌdˌlaɪn /

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noun

(usually of animals) the line of descent; pedigree; strain.

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Origin of bloodline

First recorded in 1905–10; blood + line¹

Words nearby bloodline

Bloodless Revolution, bloodletting, blood level, blood libel, blood lily, bloodline, bloodlust, blood meal, bloodmobile, blood money, bloodnoun

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How to use bloodline in a sentence

To my bloodline and father, thank you for the courage & sacrifices you made to ensure that I stand tall in every step I take.
Leyna Bloom is first ever Trans cover for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue|Staff reports|July 20, 2021|Washington Blade
We want wolves that are wolves—wild beasts, their bloodlines undiluted.
What Makes an Animal Wild?|Boyce Upholt|June 29, 2021|Outside Online
The bottom line is the monarchy is an institution that is completely tied up with the ideology of blood and bloodlines.
How Meghan and Harry’s Interview Blew Open the Monarchy’s Troubled History With Race|Suyin Haynes|March 10, 2021|Time
The more distant the bloodlines, the more heterosis you’re going to get.
Breeding the right kind of cow|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

“Think of it as the bloodline that will be supplying the most vital vaccines globally,” said Claire Zaboeva, an IBM analyst involved in the detection.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort targeted by hackers|Verne Kopytoff|December 4, 2020|Fortune
In a tiny, remote Chinese village, an ancient Roman bloodline may live on.
The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Willie is a true American icon, and it runs deep in the bloodline.
Lululemon Targets Men; Willie Nelson Fronts John Varvatos Campaign|The Fashion Beast Team|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But one thing runs through their blue bloodline – they keep hanging on, until death parts them from the throne.
A Brief History of Long Lived English Monarchs|Tom Sykes|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Among their ancestors, they believed in wedding brother to sister to preserve the bloodline.
Game of Thrones for Dummies|Jace Lacob|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Her concern was more that the theatrical bloodline was one she could never escape to carve out her own niche.
Writers and Actors Recall Her Life|Isabel Wilkinson|March 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Macedonia was a vital (also corrupt and lucrative) bloodline, connecting Greece to Serbia (through the Vardar river).
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for bloodline

bloodline

/ (ˈblʌdˌlaɪn) /

noun

all the members of a family group over generations, esp regarding characteristics common to that group; pedigree

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