veins

1. Blood vessels that return blood from the body tissues to the heart . ( Compare arteries ; see circulatory system .)

Example Sentences

The Royal Family has benefited hugely from the American blood in its veins.

From The Daily Beast

He opened his eyes and he held my hand with his so-very-frail one, veins showing blue through his skin.

From The Daily Beast

Later, I took a photo of my eye with my cellphone, the skin around it still swollen, the whites streaked with popped red veins.

From The Daily Beast

Only she can make hetersoexuality sound like a life-saving elixir that I need to inject directly into my veins.

From The Daily Beast

“The first time I had heroin in my veins, an 18-year-old girl put it there,” Ullom wrote.

From The Daily Beast

They became quite jolly as cocktails and red liquor flowed and tingled their veins.

From Project Gutenberg

The familiar writing made the blood race in his veins, and the instant the man was gone he tore it open.

From Project Gutenberg

No one has yet gone far enough down to test the depth of the veins in any Canadian mine.

From Project Gutenberg

His face was of an ashy whiteness; the veins of his brow stood out; his dry lips were drawn.

From Project Gutenberg

He gripped the arms of his chair; from where she stood, she could see the veins standing out on his hands.

From Project Gutenberg