bloodsucker
Example Sentences
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This bloodsucker and its cousins are major culprits in spreading diseases to animals and humans, including Lyme disease, and are most active in warm months.
From Seattle Times
The debate led one secular television presenter to describe the ultra-Orthodox as “bloodsuckers,” while religious leaders said their communities’ volunteer work for charities and emergency medical groups had gone unappreciated.
From New York Times
With a face caked in cadaverous makeup that accentuates a cheeky smirk with teeny fangs, this bloodsucker is impossible to take seriously.
From New York Times
In 1988’s “Vampire’s Kiss,” he played a New York literary agent who thought he was an immortal bloodsucker.
From Washington Times
Someone's got to be at the bottom of the bloodsucker rung, and it's the kid vamps who have no power, no say and no future.
From Salon
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