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
"That you might see two bright and beautiful faces whose owners are bound to you by the strongest ties of blood."
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James
