blood trail

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A line of blood left by an injured person or animal.

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Examples (10)

  • The hunter carefully followed the fresh blood trail through the dense woods.
  • Detectives found a faint blood trail leading away from the abandoned car.
  • A long blood trail indicated that the injured animal had struggled for a while.
  • Despite the heavy rain, a discernible blood trail was still visible on the pavement.
  • The search party used flashlights to pick up the blood trail in the dark.
  • He tried to clean up the blood trail, but forensic experts could still detect it.
  • The wounded deer left a wide blood trail as it fled deeper into the forest.
  • Witnesses reported seeing a small blood trail near the alley entrance.
  • The dog was highly trained to follow even the most obscure blood trail.
  • They hoped the blood trail would lead them directly to the missing person.