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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Born April 28, 1942, in New York, Elaine Pascal was raised in Miami and first met Steve Wynn on a blind date in 1961.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Marcus Freiberger, 45, went missing after he was reportedly scheduled to go on a blind date in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 21.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Cooper and Cohen have been close friends for more than two decades — after first meeting when friends tried to set them up on a blind date.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The two have been together since 2005 when they were set up on a blind date.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Marcus Freiberger, 45, went missing after he was reportedly scheduled to go on a blind date in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 21.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Cooper and Cohen have been close friends for more than two decades — after first meeting when friends tried to set them up on a blind date.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The two have been together since 2005 when they were set up on a blind date.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blind date
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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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