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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In All Over the Guy, Eli (Bucatinsky) and Tom (Ruccolo) are reluctantly thrown together on a blind date orchestrated by their straight best friends, Brett (Adam Goldberg) and Jackie (Sasha Alexander), who spark their own romance while Eli and Tom stumble through a situationship.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The two have been together publicly since 2019, when a mutual friend set them up on a blind date.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
The couple met on a blind date and married at their country home in 2023.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The two were set up on a blind date by mutual friends.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The two have been together publicly since 2019, when a mutual friend set them up on a blind date.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
The couple met on a blind date and married at their country home in 2023.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The two were set up on a blind date by mutual friends.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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