How to Use blindfold in a Sentence

blindfold

1 of 2 verb

• The kidnappers tied him up and blindfolded him.
• The victims had been bound, blindfolded and shot in the head.
  — William Bardenwerper, Newsweek, 13 June 2017
• The team then blindfolds the animal and gives it earplugs, to lessen stress from the sound of the chainsaw.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 12 June 2023
• By the side of the road, a girl sits with her father, who has been blindfolded.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• He was blindfolded and driven back to Dehkadeh, back to the town square.
  — Naz Riahi, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2020
• On the second day of the hunt, the men could have shot their limits blindfolded.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 14 Aug. 2017
• As if their act weren't risky enough, the bar was lit on fire and the flyer was blindfolded.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2020
• After the men left, Harinder, still blindfolded, felt her way to a kitchen phone and called 911.
  — Katie Worth, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2018
• Hansen was led out there by Prather, who blindfolded his now bride-to-be.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
• They were blindfolded and handcuffed, and one had a long gray beard.
  — Janine Di Giovanni, Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2014
• The soldiers blindfold me and attach a numbered bracelet to one wrist.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• After the migrants refuse to work for the cartel, they are blindfolded, tied up on the floor and shot dead.
  — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
• To me, this team is just in flux, throwing darts blindfolded.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2019
• The soldiers tied up and blindfolded the women and children in the family and placed them outside the home, the cousin said.
  — Marin Scott, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
• Because of this, the characters are blindfolded for most of the events that occur in each movie.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 July 2023
• They are involved in a game that involves blindfolding a man.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2019
• The photo When the two got to the basement, the woman alleged, Greitens taped her hands to the pull-up rings and blindfolded her.
  — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 29 May 2018
• He was quickly captured, blindfolded and tied to a tree.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Elder lawyer would not tell The Times whether Elder, too, had been blindfolded.
  — Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 30 July 2019
• During the first harrowing months in the desert, he and the others were blindfolded, bound and moved countless times.
  — Christina Anderson, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
• After the man blindfolded and gagged both her and her child, Carson-Sandler said, she was raped.
  — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2018
• The police blindfolded them and took them to a holding cell in San Salvador, where they were kept and questioned for days.
  — Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Kapitány planned to compare the total numbers of yawns and the rates of yawning among subjects who were and weren’t blindfolded.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
• The girl was to be handcuffed, gagged and blindfolded with equipment Hessler left in the trailer and a photo sent to him once that was done, the warrant said.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• This scene aims to titillate — Christian ties up Ana's wrists and blindfolds her with her shirt, then grabs an ice cube.
  — Mallory Schlossberg, Redbook, 8 Feb. 2018
• He was blindfolded, thrown in the back of a van and driven deep into the mountains where he was imprisoned in a makeshift cell.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 25 Dec. 2017
• The poor guy looks like he's done his own hair blindfolded, with some green superglue and string as his only tools.
  — SI.com, 10 July 2019
• At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field, blindfolded.
  — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 24 July 2017
• The judges and the other contestants were thrown off by the concept of being blindfolded while trying to eat.
  — Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• Matt was actually blindfolded and taken into the house before the game began to test out the tech.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2023

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blindfold

2 of 2 noun

• With blindfolds in place, kids and adults took a swing at the game.
  — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
• What’s the big deal with putting on that blindfold and playing the fool?
  — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2020
• Once the green van screeched to a halt, doors swung open and the blindfold was removed.
  — Oliver Carroll, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2015
• The two hopped in a car, and Roman put a blindfold on Julia.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
• Don’t tie your partner’s arms and legs to the bed, throw on a blindfold, and pop in a ball gag on the first go with bondage.
  — Gigi Engle, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
• Wright’s hands were bound with the white belt from her bathrobe, and black neckties were used as a gag and blindfold.
  — Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
• The blindfold was to help him concentrate on the vibrations of the branch.
  — Dick Teresi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2017
• The girls stood next to their mother, Hogan wearing a blindfold over her eyes, all three staring at the sky, the record says.
  — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2021
• One player picks a card with a word on it and then puts on a blindfold, while the other teammate acts as the eyes and arms to draw the word.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
• Once the blindfolded person gets it right, the kisser can take their turn with the blindfold.
  — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 24 June 2019
• Mary stumbled to Michael, pulling off his blindfold and cutting his gag.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
• Ralph removed her blindfold, untied her, and led her back to the shelter.
  — Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
• Put a blindfold on, throw some darts, and happy shorting.
  — Oliver Renick, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• The soldiers then cut the tie around one of Assad’s wrists, removed the blindfold and left him in a chair, according to the report.
  — Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2022
• The world record for the most simultaneous games of blindfold chess was set last...
  — Christopher Chabris, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2017
• Why else would the film begin in failing light, with the kids playing soccer in blindfolds?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2019
• The new bride-to-be was escorted across the stage in a blindfold and noise-canceling headphones.
  — Nelson Oliveira, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2021
• Isn’t that why Lady Justice wears a blindfold over her eyes?
  — Hrishikesh Joshi, National Review, 8 Sep. 2017
• Use a cotton t-shirt as a blindfold and a necktie or pair of stockings to make handcuffs.
  — Gigi Engle, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
• Gather up some doll friends, grab a mini blindfold, and get your elf ready for a rousing game of Pin the Nose on the Reindeer.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
• In this practice, the blindfold protects the deceased from the suffering world.
  — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2022
• One person stands up, puts on a blindfold, spins around and then must be guided back to their chair by the other players on the Zoom call.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2020
• They're supposed to look at the facts and precedent and apply them with a blindfold on, ideally.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2021
• When Donaldson took off the blindfold and read the signs, he was overcome with emotion and gave his new daughter a hug.
  — Eric Noll and Haley Yamada, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2021
• Make a friend put on a blindfold and give them something to draw (a tree, house, your friend, etc) and see the hilarious results.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 16 Oct. 2020
• All players, aside from the sighted pitcher and catcher who play on the team that's at bat, wear blindfolds so the playing field is even.
  — Stephan Wiebe, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 July 2017
• At least for now, the Giants are not handing out blindfolds and cigarettes.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
• For those on the inside, Abovitz’s vision had become a sort of blindfold to common business sense.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2020
• Following their anniversary posts, Paul shared a video of a man putting a blindfold on his wife and surprising her on her anniversary with dishes that needed cleaning.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
• Unlike Jereza’s series, some of these videos let contestants remove their blindfolds before the final verdict.
  — Jess Eng, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024