: extremely or excessively high
seats in the nosebleed section
nosebleed stock prices
Examples of nosebleed in a Sentence
Noun
She often suffers from nosebleeds.
Adjective
We had seats in the nosebleed section of the stadium.
we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s pretty packed compared to most Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ball Arena shows, where nosebleeds can top $75 each.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The 30 Rock star began vomiting during the third quarter of the game at Madison Square Garden and had a nosebleed.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s pretty packed compared to most Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ball Arena shows, where nosebleeds can top $75 each.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Yes, those have long passed nosebleed territory.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Nosebleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosebleed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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nosebleed
noun
nose·bleed
-ˌblēd 
: an attack of bleeding from the nose
called also epistaxis
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