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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Elizabeth Taylor and John Warner Elizabeth Taylor met her sixth husband, John Warner, in 1976 while on a blind date, and the rest is history.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The two met on a blind date in July 2005 and married in September 2023.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 July 2025
Their first meeting happened on a blind date, and Guy's instincts proved right.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 24 July 2025
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—Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 July 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The two met on a blind date in July 2005 and married in September 2023.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 July 2025
Their first meeting happened on a blind date, and Guy's instincts proved right.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 24 July 2025
Netflix Advertisement After meeting on a blind date in 2012, Dunham and Antonoff dated for five years (throughout the entire run of Girls) before news of their breakup emerged in January 2018.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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