Thesaurus results for BLOODSTAINED

bloodstained

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌstānd

Definition of bloodstained

as in bloody

smeared or stained with blood had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed

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Recent Examples of bloodstained Once, however, Mother found a pair of Zahida’s bloodstained underwear in the pile of clothes Salma was about to wash. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Investigators also recovered a bloodstained rock, clothing and bags allegedly containing medical supplies tied to the defendant. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Investigators described a foul-smelling place with bags and bottles of fetuses and jars of body parts, along with bloodstained furniture and dirty medical instruments. — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Police said when Michals was arrested, he was found with bloodstained clothes in his residence. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloodstained

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For Sunday brunch, offerings consist of chicken and waffles drizzled with maple syrup, mini frittatas, and bottomless bloody marys and mimosas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Douglas was instead locked in a power struggle with director Verhoeven, who, during one particularly heated argument with the actor, suffered a burst artery in his nose, turning the confrontation into a bloody scene.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bloody

Adjective

Von Teese first appeared onstage as a character reminiscent of Snow White — replete with perfect black coif, red lips, pristine look and forbidden fruit in hand — but the narrative took a different direction.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
Painted with vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow, the mural depicts folklorico dancers in traditional dress.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of red

Adjective

Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of reddish

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