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Troopers saw open bottles of alcohol in the Equinox and Tipantuna Quinchiguano, who would regain consciousness and quickly fall back to sleep, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Trying to save bloodshot meat by grinding it could mess up your entire batch.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Upon examination, the patient's eyes were bloodshot and his pupil was fixed and dilated.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
State police alleged that McNaughton smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Trying to save bloodshot meat by grinding it could mess up your entire batch.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Upon examination, the patient's eyes were bloodshot and his pupil was fixed and dilated.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
State police alleged that McNaughton smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Bloodshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshot. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
-ˌshät 
: red and inflamed
bloodshot eyes
Medical Definition
bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
ˈbləd-ˌshät
of an eye
: inflamed to redness
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