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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Those suspects include the bartender (Gabrielle Ryan), a sad sack of a man on a blind date (Reed Diamond), an imperious hostess (Sarah McCormack), and an unctuous, boozy piano player (Ed Weeks).
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
The cynical Pia is not interested but agrees to her family setting her up on five blind dates, but with her sister's wedding looming and her high school sweetheart serving as best man to the groom, chaos is right around the corner.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Cyrus and Morando met on a blind date in 2021, stepped out together two years later for a Versace show in Los Angeles, and moved in together in Malibu in 2024.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Macht first met Barrett, who is originally from Australia, in 2000 on a blind date.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
The cynical Pia is not interested but agrees to her family setting her up on five blind dates, but with her sister's wedding looming and her high school sweetheart serving as best man to the groom, chaos is right around the corner.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Cyrus and Morando met on a blind date in 2021, stepped out together two years later for a Versace show in Los Angeles, and moved in together in Malibu in 2024.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Macht first met Barrett, who is originally from Australia, in 2000 on a blind date.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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