bloodline
noun
(usually of animals) the line of descent; pedigree; strain.
bloodlines
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pluralof bloodline.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"You're losing bloodlines as well. So it's all got an impact. It has to be thought about."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
A brisk walk through this year’s picks with intriguing bloodlines:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Still, cloned horses can reproduce normally, so bloodlines that would have been lost can be reintroduced and improved upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
I delivered a speech arguing that the U.S. is a nation defined above all by ideals, not shared bloodlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Atlanta—the Imperial City of the KKK’s Invisible Empire, in Klan jargon—was also home to Stetson Kennedy, a thirty- year-old man with the bloodlines of a Klansman but a temperament that ran opposite.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
