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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Even though every relationship ended, we’re supposed to remember that the bad moments and breakups are just part of the real love stories that began via blind dates.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The couple met two years prior when they were set up on a blind date at a hockey game, according to The Millerton News.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 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
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The couple met two years prior when they were set up on a blind date at a hockey game, according to The Millerton News.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 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
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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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