red-blooded
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of red-blooded
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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He’s betting on red-blooded masculinity, and the odds are in his favor.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
If this is your first taste of the tale, give yourself over to the prickly but tender relationship between prisoners Luis and Valentin, played by feisty new talent Tonatiuh and a red-blooded Diego Luna.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
As a red-blooded, flag-waving, apple-pie-consuming American, I am feeling so grateful for “Dying for Sex,” easily the best show of the year, along with “The Lowdown,” “Untamed” and a handful of others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Endgame is a much less red-blooded piece of writing.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
At a P.T.A. meeting at Wilson School, a couple of really red-blooded mothers stood up and volunteered their husbands to take large groups of trick-or-treaters around the neighborhood.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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