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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The study, which was published Jan. 27 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at results of 4,500 blind dates for people seeking long-term partnership.
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Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Back in April 2023, Drew Barrymore set the actress up on a blind date to help her efforts to find love.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2016, Trump’s encounter with American power was like a blind date.
—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
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Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Back in April 2023, Drew Barrymore set the actress up on a blind date to help her efforts to find love.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2016, Trump’s encounter with American power was like a blind date.
—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
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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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