blue vein
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was during this time she noticed a prominent blue vein on her right breast.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022
On maps, it appears as a thick, muscular arm stretching into the Gulf of Mexico, with the Mississippi running, like a ropy blue vein, down the center.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
After Long gave him back his scalpel at the pivotal moment, Carson severed the primary thin blue vein that connected the twins.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2015
Specifically, it's the liver spots on Sid's cueball forehead and the thick blue vein down the side of his temple.
From Time Magazine Archive
His face reddens, And a blue vein Deepens on his neck — Four, five, six .
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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