in the blood
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Scientists looked at hormone levels in the blood of 159 women with confirmed endometriosis and 57 women without the condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The drug was approved to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that prevents the body from properly breaking down fat particles in the blood.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Turning it up lowers cholesterol in the blood but increases liver fat. Turning it down does the reverse. That balance makes HELZ2 especially interesting as a potential therapeutic target."
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Its half-life is 3-6 hours, meaning the amount in the blood falls by roughly half during that period.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
It was magnetic, my DNA reaching out for the iron in the blood.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
