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blood sport

noun

  1. any sport involving killing or the shedding of blood, as bullfighting, cockfighting, or hunting.


blood sport

noun

  1. any sport involving the killing of an animal, esp hunting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blood sport1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

For decades, redistricting in Los Angeles has been something of a blood sport.

Especially online, where pop fan allegiance can be a blood sport, the matchup became one to watch.

He had always detested traveling except by train, but hated even more what he saw as a “blood sport” pitting performer against audience.

It’s also an example of the plot’s relative shallowness and scripts more concerned with verbal blood sport than teasing out its characters’ interiority.

From Salon

It’s a perennial blood sport that’s at the center of Republican politics today.

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