Example Sentences

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Brooks Brothers isn’t reposting its photos or promoting its association with him, a spokesman said—though JFK Jr. was a longtime customer of the blue-blooded brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The remaining ones then hold a by-election to bring another blue-blooded peer back.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The book’s heroine, Irene Woodward, a blue-blooded New Yorker fleeing a soured engagement, stands in for Urrea’s mom, who came from a similar background.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Though at one time it would have been unheard of to stoop below her blue-blooded heritage and fraternize with showbiz professionals, Lady Mary knows that Downton is an expensive estate to run.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2022

A blue-blooded American prince, who wore his black polo shirt with the collar popped under a matching cable-knit sweater.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken