bloody shirt
noun
: something intended to stir up or revive partisan animosity
—usually used in the phrase wave the bloody shirt
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Hawks might whip up enthusiasm by waving a bloody shirt or recalling a stab in the back.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Pool One of the most emotional moments of the trial was when Prosecutor Michelle Manning held up some of the evidence police recovered from the bags Fotis Dulos had dumped on Albany Avenue, including a bloody shirt that belonged to Jennifer Dulos.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
The jury has been shown videos of that trip to Albany Avenue, where investigators also found a bloody shirt and bra.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Maury County Sheriff Luther Wiley claimed that Choate had changed a bloody shirt and hid a .22-caliber pistol used to club the White girl.
—Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Pool One of the most emotional moments of the trial was when Prosecutor Michelle Manning held up some of the evidence police recovered from the bags Fotis Dulos had dumped on Albany Avenue, including a bloody shirt that belonged to Jennifer Dulos.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
The jury has been shown videos of that trip to Albany Avenue, where investigators also found a bloody shirt and bra.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Maury County Sheriff Luther Wiley claimed that Choate had changed a bloody shirt and hid a .22-caliber pistol used to club the White girl.
—Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
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“Bloody shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody%20shirt. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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