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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Love is in the air Angela Buckner was flying from Wichita to New York City just to go on a blind date.
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Generals are like blind dates that can go one of two ways.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
John had a blind date to a fitness center.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman met in 1953 on a blind date and got married three years later, in November of 1956.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Generals are like blind dates that can go one of two ways.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
John had a blind date to a fitness center.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman met in 1953 on a blind date and got married three years later, in November of 1956.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.
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