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sight unseen

adverb

: without inspection or appraisal

Examples of sight unseen in a Sentence

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Buying anything sight unseen carries considerable risk, a principle that particularly applies to real estate. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025 After the Civil War, when large numbers of men had died on the East Coast, some women saw migrating to the frontier to marry someone sight unseen as a way to secure stability. Julia Meszaros, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025 Jackson bought it sight unseen. Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 The episodes typically consist of couples falling in love sight unseen in the pods and getting engaged behind a screen. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sight unseen

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sight unseen was in 1892

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“Sight unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20unseen. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

sight unseen

adverb
: without inspection or estimate of worth
bought it sight unseen
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