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Example sentences for "shed blood"

  • In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.

  • Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood.

  • Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood .

  • For this reason it has been decreed that those who shed blood, even without sin, become irregular.

  • Wherefore it is unbecoming for them to slay or shed blood, and it is more fitting that they should be ready to shed their own blood for Christ, so as to imitate in deed what they portray in their ministry.

  • The general explanation of the reluctance to shed blood on the ground is probably to be found in the belief that the soul is in the blood, and that therefore any ground on which it may fall necessarily becomes taboo or sacred.

  • The reluctance to spill royal blood seems to be only a particular case of a general unwillingness to shed blood or at least to allow it to fall on the ground.

  • An arrow is also discharged into the beast's heart by a good marksman, but so as not to shed blood, for they think that it would be very unlucky if any of the blood were to drip on the ground.

  • Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness.

  • Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.

  • Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.

  • They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

  • It is for thy tabernacle that we shed blood; it is for thy word that we contend Battle in our behalf, King of Kings!

  • Christians break into them to shed blood, in the night?

  • It was not to shed blood that we set out.

  • I confess my offence to God," he said, "in seeking to shed blood, and implore his mercy.

  • Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood.

  • For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

  • In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

  • In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

  • Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

  • Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

  • He was slow to shed blood;—never was a conquest more merciful than his in Wales.

  • And our latest historian, Mr. Pearson, concedes to him “the praise of being slow to shed blood.

  • It is sad to fight with any kind of weapons; but, when once anger enters the heart, and the desire to shed blood is called forth, no mode is thought too cruel that will assist in obtaining a victory.

  • Every thing is done among them that can be done, to keep alive the desire to shed blood.

  • In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

  • Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

  • Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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