blue blood
Example Sentences
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It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
In the brave new world of college football, blue blood means nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
No blue blood wants to fake excitement about schlepping to the Pop-Tart Bowl, no offense to those sentient Pop-Tarts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Along those lines, Cronin said, he’d rather be a big boy — a team with the most money — than a blue blood.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Now, what was I startin' out to tell you, child, before I got to talkin' about blue blood?
From The Land of Long Ago by Hall, Eliza Calvert
