blood type

Example Sentences

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Finding a suitable donor — one with the proper blood type, antibody levels and geographic location — all play a role.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

Currently, patients in any of those situations receive platelets harvested from blood donors, ideally from donors with a compatible blood type.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Thirty days before he was scheduled to be executed, a private investigator hired by his lawyers found that the blood type of the carjacking perpetrator did not match Mr. Thompson’s.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

The doctor said Mafugi would need surgery but a blood test was required to determine the boy's blood type.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

“A blood type that you would characterize as rare?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson