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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood sport¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

There was a disconnect between what outsiders perceived as a dated blood sport and the holistic, healthy lifestyle LaVere and so many others were living.

From Outside Online

Toussaint may be demilitarized, but tradition is sacred here … and the citizens enjoy blood sport as much as anyone else in the Nilfgaardian Empire.

From Washington Post

Blood Sport is filled with big conclusions that are undermined by the known facts.

From The Daily Beast

“Nutrition science is a blood sport,” Nina Teicholz concluded after nearly a decade observing how science gets done.

From The Daily Beast

Politics in the first Southern primary state is a blood sport, with no blow considered too low.

From The Daily Beast

This is the big league, and politics is a blood sport here, a tradition going back hundreds of years.

From The Daily Beast

For those who see politics as an ideological blood sport, this is a victory—the triumph of cynical experience over hope.

From The Daily Beast