by blood
idiom
: by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
My aunt and I are related by blood.
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The complaint didn't make clear whether Wilkinson and Garcia-Vallejo were related by marriage through relatives or by blood.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Johnson also had two strokes, two pulmonary embolisms caused by blood clots in his legs, and pneumonia.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Born into a family rooted in music—from her sister Dee Dee Warwick and mother Lee Drinkard Warwick, to cousin Whitney Houston—being a six-time Grammy-winning R&B singer was destined by blood.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Soaring and elaborately arranged compositions brush against lyrics haunted by blood and violence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Johnson also had two strokes, two pulmonary embolisms caused by blood clots in his legs, and pneumonia.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Born into a family rooted in music—from her sister Dee Dee Warwick and mother Lee Drinkard Warwick, to cousin Whitney Houston—being a six-time Grammy-winning R&B singer was destined by blood.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Soaring and elaborately arranged compositions brush against lyrics haunted by blood and violence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by blood
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