blind·side
ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd 
blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides
1
: to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side
blindside the quarterback
2
: to surprise unpleasantly
1
: the side away from which one is looking
2
: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see
Examples of blindside in a Sentence
Verb
The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.
We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.
Noun
He was hit on his blind side.
Recent Examples on the Web
EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
At the time, the Antioch mayor said he was blindsided by the move.
—Carter Lavin, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
No, Black’s Tar Heel radar didn’t detect the presence of Mike Krzyzewski — the renowned and retired former Duke men’s basketball coach — creeping by on his blind side.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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Verb
Burke added that she was totally blindsided by Tori Spelling and her partner Pasha Pashkov being sent home this week.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
At the time, the Antioch mayor said he was blindsided by the move.
—Carter Lavin, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
His performance will be essential to the Ravens, who are counting on him to protect Jackson’s blind side and lead a young, still-cohering offensive line.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
No, Black’s Tar Heel radar didn’t detect the presence of Mike Krzyzewski — the renowned and retired former Duke men’s basketball coach — creeping by on his blind side.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindside. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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