nosebleed
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nosebleed
1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 nosebleed for def. 1; late Middle English; see nose, bleed
Example Sentences
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He received treatment on the issue on three separate occasions, with the final nosebleed arriving as he was serving to stay in the match at 5-4 down in the deciding set.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
And you have to figure other sports are looking at those four-figure nosebleed seats and wondering if they’ve vastly underpriced their product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Today’s valuations are nowhere near the nosebleed levels many bears would have you believe.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
After taking in the view from the stage, the team brought Harding to the nosebleed seats at the far back of the venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The night before she had vomited so much that she had a nosebleed.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
It wasn’t without faults—primarily its outrageous money grabbing, from the $5,000 nosebleeds to seven figure hospitality “experiences”—but it was largely an uplifting, five-week love bombing from Earth’s most popular sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
British wildcard Arthur Fery beat Zizou Bergs in a five-set thriller to reach the Wimbledon fourth round and keep home singles hopes alive - despite suffering three nosebleeds during the match.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Instead he cheered on the Knicks with his friends in the nosebleeds, barely recognized by other attendees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
For years, residents and students had repeatedly complained about acrid odors from the site, with many suffering chronic headaches and nosebleeds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
I knew that the nurse, Miss Judi, liked me because we discussed things like flu outbreaks and the statistics behind spontaneous nosebleeds.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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