blind date
noun
1
: a date between two persons who have not previously met
2
: either participant in a blind date
Examples of blind date in a Sentence
She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.
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In 2016, Trump’s encounter with American power was like a blind date.
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Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
When Peter’s mother, played by Kathy Najimy, fixes him up on a blind date with her (extremely) hunky trainer before he’s had a chance to announce his faux relationship, things go sideways.
—Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
One of her salesclerks, Kathy Finneran, arranged a blind date for Betsy with her cousin, Midshipman Oliver L. North who was completing his final year at the US Naval Academy.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
By Angela Haupt November 20, 2024 8:00 AM EST
More Americans are remaining single—but hold off on your offers to set up a blind date or introduce them to your ridiculously good-looking cousin.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
When Peter’s mother, played by Kathy Najimy, fixes him up on a blind date with her (extremely) hunky trainer before he’s had a chance to announce his faux relationship, things go sideways.
—Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
One of her salesclerks, Kathy Finneran, arranged a blind date for Betsy with her cousin, Midshipman Oliver L. North who was completing his final year at the US Naval Academy.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
By Angela Haupt November 20, 2024 8:00 AM EST
More Americans are remaining single—but hold off on your offers to set up a blind date or introduce them to your ridiculously good-looking cousin.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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