blind·side
ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd 
blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides
1
: to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side
blindside the quarterback
2
: to surprise unpleasantly
1
: the side away from which one is looking
2
: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see
Examples of blindside in a Sentence
Verb
The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.
We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.
Noun
He was hit on his blind side.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Protecting Penix's blind side just became Atlanta's biggest question heading into the season.
—Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The teen insists she was blindsided by the sudden change, noting that her father had never seriously discussed the idea with her.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Campbell and Wilson will especially affect how games go given they’re expected to protect Maye’s blind side.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Protecting Penix's blind side just became Atlanta's biggest question heading into the season.
—Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindside. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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