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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Cooper and Cohen have been close friends for more than two decades — after first meeting when friends tried to set them up on a blind date.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The two have been together since 2005 when they were set up on a blind date.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Miss Manners: The woman knew our dinner was a blind date, but I wasn’t told
My friend and his wife set us up without asking me.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Yu-jeon gets Park Jae-yeong to meet Ju-yeon for a blind date, and to lead her to a secluded area where two young men are waiting.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The two have been together since 2005 when they were set up on a blind date.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Miss Manners: The woman knew our dinner was a blind date, but I wasn’t told
My friend and his wife set us up without asking me.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Yu-jeon gets Park Jae-yeong to meet Ju-yeon for a blind date, and to lead her to a secluded area where two young men are waiting.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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