ties of blood
Example Sentences
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A statement made without a single reference to the ties of blood between the King and Andrew.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The kanaka of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians who inhabit the islands, value ’ohana, which extends beyond the familial ties of blood.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023
She is caught between the sticky, sometimes lethal ties of blood and the impersonal, rational benevolence of the state.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
Yet we are still bound by ties of blood, friendship, and commitment.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2016
And at the same time he thought, or was persuaded by his grandmother, that the ties of blood made such distinction a matter of right rather than of favour.
From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
