pool of blood

collocation in English

meaningsofpoolandblood

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pool
noun
uk
/puːl/us
/puːl/
a small area of usually ...
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blood
noun[U]
uk
/blʌd/us
/blʌd/
the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes ...
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(Definition ofpoolandbloodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpool of blood

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And there he was unconscious in apoolofbloodin the bathroom.
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On her way she walked through apoolofbloodwhere a young boy had been assassinated within 50 yards of my own home.
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These rip and tear at the epidermal layers and a smallpoolofbloodis formed.
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Then, he is lying in apoolofblood, with almost every bone in his body broken.
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Investigating, she discovers a smallpoolofbloodon the theater table.
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The two fighters continued to grapple, rolling around in apoolofblood.
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His butler found him unconscious in apoolofblood.
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His body was found five days later in apoolofbloodin his kitchen.
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A friend found him in apoolofblood.
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She turned to see her best friend in apoolofblood, dead.
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A body in advanced stage of putrification was discovered lying in apoolofbloodat about 10:30 am.
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In the hallway he turns the lights on and realises he is standing in apoolofblood.
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If a player lands on "another" player'spoolofblood, that player gets to choose the category the current player must answer.
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Outside what looks like apoolofbloodoozes into a sewer outlet.
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One of the most significant images is of apoolofbloodon a floor.
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Hours later he was found dead in his stable, in apoolofblood.
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The only evidence suggesting a crime was apoolofbloodnext to her car, parked at the station.
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Apoolofbloodwas found on the rear seat floor.
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He let himself in but slipped in apoolofbloodat the bottom of the stairs.
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In his bedroom there is a largepoolofblooddripping onto the floor from the bed, and his wife is nowhere to be seen.
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