draw blood
Example Sentences
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Earlier the jury was told that Ford and her family were not concerned about the dog scratch at the time because it did not draw blood, and she cleaned the cut with a wet wipe.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Olusanya spent about 30 minutes preparing for the 3 p.m. appointment, assembling equipment to draw blood, collect a urine sample and check the patient’s vitals and glucose levels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
Every other day, I went back to the fertility clinic so the staff could monitor my vitals and draw blood.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025
Lucy Liu’s 9-year-old son, Rockwell, hasn’t seen his mother draw blood in “Charlie’s Angels” or “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and certainly not in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1.”
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024
And the ends of hay are like needles, sharp enough to draw blood.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
