bloodstain
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bloodstain
First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from bloodstained
Example Sentences
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A new study by Staffordshire University and the University of Hull highlights the behaviour of blood in microgravity and the unique challenges of bloodstain pattern analysis aboard spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
By 2000, DNA analysis technology allowed investigators to build a genetic profile of the suspect from a sample taken of the bloodstain on the cinderblock wall above Stitt, Hutchison said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
It’s a monument that serves as a permanent, public bloodstain on Saudi Arabia’s reputation — and a testament that here, in the United States, the press can do its vital work.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
Dexter became a bloodstain pattern analyst for Miami Metro.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Then she noticed the bloodstain on my blanket and tsked tsked before hustling off to get me a new one.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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