bloodstained
Americanadjective
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stained with blood.
a bloodstained knife.
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guilty of murder, slaughter, or bloodshed.
Etymology
Origin of bloodstained
Example Sentences
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They soon emerged from the one-story structure with the freed hostage, who was wearing a bloodstained white robe.
From New York Times
There are at least 1,200 cells in Rikers, formerly known as the House of Detention for Men, and if this book is any evidence, each of those cells has its own bloodstained story.
From Washington Post
Once in the ambulance, paramedics told him they were concerned about his face, now bloodstained and swollen, but that his helmet "probably saved my life" and all the damage was in the area below it.
From BBC
Its mouthpieces are telling the world it will be an “inclusive Islamic” state, yet what matters more is its bloodstained handiwork.
From Washington Post
An elderly man in a bloodstained sports jacket carried a limp child, whose eyes were open to reveal only the whites.
From Los Angeles Times
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