How to Use blue blood in a Sentence

blue blood

noun
  • The ‘no more blue bloods’ crowd.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no such thing as a blue blood anymore.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
  • José Canale walked up to the spot and buried it to send one of the sport’s blue bloods packing.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • His first collegiate head-coaching job is one of the bluest of blue bloods — and hottest seats in the sport.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Kansas and North Carolina are as blue as blue bloods can be.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Both blue bloods find themselves in contention after reloading over the summer.
    — Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Other blue bloods made their way to the Super Regionals with far less stress.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • But here are three reasons why Santa Clara can beat the perennial blue blood.
    — Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Franklin took over a blue blood in need of modernization and a reputational makeover.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The matchup between the two blue bloods is highly anticipated for many reasons.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
  • With three hearts, blue blood, and eight arms that seem to have a mind of their own, octopuses are among the ocean’s most fascinating creatures.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Or is this a clarion call for the SEC blue bloods to get back to the business of dominance.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The Sooners’ struggles of the past three years were a red alert that something had to change both on and off the field if this blue blood was going to stay one.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Both are the sons of coaches, both are in command of blue blood men’s basketball programs, both bring the kind of persona fans of other teams love to hate.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
  • That February, Michigan became the first blue blood to offer and from there, the floodgates opened.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But unlike Mensah, those other quarterbacks all play for college football blue bloods.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Big East back then had good teams like Louisville and West Virginia but not a set of blue bloods to carry the flag.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Their blue blood literally determines the quality of life-saving medicines.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Kansas is a blue blood remaking its roster after an underwhelming season.
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And what of a matchup of blue bloods with Notre Dame, a series that’s scheduled for 2028 and 2029?
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The same can be said for Tennessee, the orange-colored blue blood with eight national titles (second to UConn).
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But Veda has zero admiration for Mildred’s rapid upward mobility, striking the pose of a blue blood who looks down on hard work.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Meaning the consensus appears to be that Duke (233 points) is the best job in the sport, followed by a fairly even split between the three other blue bloods.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • UConn certainly qualifies as a true blue blood of the sport, and Michigan, which has nine Final Four appearances, is a light-blue blood.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Jewels with connections to French royals—or any blue bloods, for that matter—typically fetch extraordinary prices at auction.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The leveled field, made possible by the portal and direct university-to-athlete payments, has narrowed the gap between college football’s blue bloods and everyone else.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Over an 11-year span that ended in 2020, the Huskies produced 10 first-round selections — the stuff of blue bloods, essentially.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • The Chiefs have won four Super Bowls, tied with blue bloods such as the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025

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