as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
If anything, the abundance of blue bloods in the Sweet 16 appears to have sent the Nielsen deliveries soaring.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
If anything, the abundance of blue bloods in the Sweet 16 appears to have sent the Nielsen deliveries soaring.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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