blind date
noun
plural blind dates
1
: a date between two people who have not previously met
2
: a person going on a date with someone they have not previously met see usage paragraph at blind entry 1
Examples of blind date in a Sentence
She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.
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As the tale goes, Seymour and Zambetti were set up on a blind date by mutual friends and their children after it was revealed that their sons were acquainted.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Parsons met his husband, Todd Spiewak, on a blind date in 2002, Galecki found love with his wife in 2023 and Cuoco got engaged to fellow actor Tom Pelphrey in 2024.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Cherry plays Gary, a hapless, low-key type of guy who goes on a blind date, to avenge infidelity in his jaded long-term relationship, with the much younger, devil-may-care Ell, played by Borat breakout Maria Bakalova.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
On a blind date, his descriptions of magical griffins and burning deserts sound humiliatingly immature.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Parsons met his husband, Todd Spiewak, on a blind date in 2002, Galecki found love with his wife in 2023 and Cuoco got engaged to fellow actor Tom Pelphrey in 2024.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Cherry plays Gary, a hapless, low-key type of guy who goes on a blind date, to avenge infidelity in his jaded long-term relationship, with the much younger, devil-may-care Ell, played by Borat breakout Maria Bakalova.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
On a blind date, his descriptions of magical griffins and burning deserts sound humiliatingly immature.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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 16 Jun. 2026.
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