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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The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 In an interview with Vogue, Swank revealed that Misha Collins’ wife Victoria Vantoch set the pair up on a blind date, and a year-and-a-half later, Schneider proposed in Colorado. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 In 2009, friends set Ben up on a blind date with Amanda Kelley, a 36-year-old chiropractor and mother with a four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son who was going through a divorce. Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025 The couple met in 2013, when they were set up on a blind date by Harris' friend Chrisette Hudlin. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blind date

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of blind date was in 1921

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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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