How to Use blind date in a Sentence

blind date

noun
  • She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.
  • At the golf course, she was set up on a blind date with Daniel Cryan.
    Gracie Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • The pair met on a blind date set up by one of Harris’ friends.
    Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The couple met on a blind date in Los Angeles in the late 1940s.
    Washington Post, 26 June 2020
  • At the time, Brassard was on a blind date with somebody else.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2021
  • According to Elle, the outfit may have been a nod to her blind date with the prince.
    Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 15 July 2018
  • David and Julia met on a blind date and have been married since 1996.
    Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • The couple met in 2014 on a blind date and were engaged just a few months later.
    Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Alli and Jess had met when Jordan set them up on a blind date in 2013.
    Nick Heil, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Soon after, the two met for blind date drinks at the restaurant Wallflower.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Years ago, a mutual friend had set us up on a blind date.
    Anonymous, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • So, go on that blind date, or take someone out to dinner.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In the episode, his character is set up on a blind date with Stewart.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The story goes that the two first met back in 2008 thanks to a blind date arranged by Carrie's bassist, Mark Childers.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 21 Oct. 2020
  • In early 1943, Yates met her late husband, Jack Yates, on a blind date.
    Teri Webster, Dallas News, 14 June 2021
  • The Shines, after meeting on a blind date, have been married 59 years.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Erin’s friend was going with a man named Mario and his best friend was going on a blind date with Erin.
    Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2021
  • In the '90s, Cooper and Cohen were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend.
    Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Conrad and her husband were set up by friends in 2012 on a Valentine's Day blind date.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Clarke learned her parents' whirlwind romance was the result of a blind date in the summer of 1964.
    CBS News, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Bündchen and Brady first met on a blind date set up by mutual friends back in 2006.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The premise of the show is simple: Casey and Aaron have been sent on a blind date by a mutual acquaintance.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • In 1950, mutual friends set him up on a blind date with my mother.
    Stuart Green, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2019
  • Some fans may know that Rob and Sheryl first met in 1983 after being set up on a blind date.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2023
  • The plan goes awry when his mom (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The two first met in 1990 after being set up on a blind date in Los Angeles.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Lola and Bill met after one of her friends, who was dating a German man, set the two up on a blind date.
    Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Lois married Alan in 1954 after meeting him on a blind date.
    courant.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • In episode nine, cousin Kim goes on a blind date with a nice-looking, mild-mannered young man named Jordan.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 8 Sep. 2022

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