blind·fold
ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld 
blindfolded; blindfolding; blindfolds
1
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage
2
: to hinder from seeing
especially
: to keep from comprehension
blindfold
adjective
1
: a bandage for covering the eyes
2
: something that obscures mental or physical vision
Examples of blindfold in a Sentence
Verb
The kidnappers tied him up and blindfolded him.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
He was released last week without charge and told local media he had been stripped, blindfolded and detained by officers.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
At that point, he was then blindfolded and taken again to a small room, where he was ordered to remove his clothes.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Animal rescue teams from the City of Riverside Fire Department and Norco Animal Rescue teamed up to sedate the horse — named Conquistador — and prepare him for flight, which included blindfolding him, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Video released by the Investigative Committee showed suspects being led blindfolded into a Moscow court Sunday night.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Ismail Al Ghoul, an Al Jazeera journalist, told CNN he and his team were detained for 12 hours, stripped to their underwear and blindfolded throughout – despite the rain and cold.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Berndt taught at Miramonte from 1979 to 2011, when investigators began to look into his conduct based on photos turned in to police, some of which showed schoolchildren blindfolded, with tape over their mouth, authorities said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Salim and his relatives were blindfolded, bound with plastic ties and led to a storage room under a house.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Contestants competed in sock fighting, fighting in blindfolds and shock collars and a fighting version of musical chairs.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Demonstrators sit wearing red blindfolds with their hands zip-tied in Tel Aviv today.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
When contractors arrive to make repairs at the mine, they are reportedly led to the equipment in blindfolds.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The drug removes biological blindfolds that stymie immune cells in certain cancers, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack tumors.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Tedros uses blindfolds, electric shocks, and knife play with his subjects to get the same results, but the new Jocelyn music isn’t more fulfilling than the old stuff.
—Vulture, 30 June 2023
At the end of the performance, the dance troupe removed their blindfolds, revealing the contortionists’ unthreatening appearance.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
What happened when an L.A. speed-dating event required blindfolds.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Verb
The catch, of course, is that Hamid can’t identify his target with 100-percent certainty, because he’s never actually laid eyes on him; he was blindfolded during the beatings.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
He was released last week without charge and told local media he had been stripped, blindfolded and detained by officers.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
At that point, he was then blindfolded and taken again to a small room, where he was ordered to remove his clothes.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Animal rescue teams from the City of Riverside Fire Department and Norco Animal Rescue teamed up to sedate the horse — named Conquistador — and prepare him for flight, which included blindfolding him, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Video released by the Investigative Committee showed suspects being led blindfolded into a Moscow court Sunday night.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Ismail Al Ghoul, an Al Jazeera journalist, told CNN he and his team were detained for 12 hours, stripped to their underwear and blindfolded throughout – despite the rain and cold.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Berndt taught at Miramonte from 1979 to 2011, when investigators began to look into his conduct based on photos turned in to police, some of which showed schoolchildren blindfolded, with tape over their mouth, authorities said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Salim and his relatives were blindfolded, bound with plastic ties and led to a storage room under a house.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Noun
Sandra Bullock stars as Malorie Hayes, a woman responsible for transporting two young children down a river while wearing blindfolds, a strategy intended to help the survivors avoid seeing the entities that attacked Earth five years earlier, and who cause those who look upon them to commit suicide.
—EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Contestants competed in sock fighting, fighting in blindfolds and shock collars and a fighting version of musical chairs.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Demonstrators sit wearing red blindfolds with their hands zip-tied in Tel Aviv today.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
When contractors arrive to make repairs at the mine, they are reportedly led to the equipment in blindfolds.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The drug removes biological blindfolds that stymie immune cells in certain cancers, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack tumors.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Tedros uses blindfolds, electric shocks, and knife play with his subjects to get the same results, but the new Jocelyn music isn’t more fulfilling than the old stuff.
—Vulture, 30 June 2023
At the end of the performance, the dance troupe removed their blindfolds, revealing the contortionists’ unthreatening appearance.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
What happened when an L.A. speed-dating event required blindfolds.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
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“Blindfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindfold. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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blindfold
1 of 2 verb
blind·fold
ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a strip of cloth
blindfold
adjective
blindfold
2 of 2 noun
: a strip of cloth for covering the eyes
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