sight unseen

adverb

: without inspection or appraisal

Examples of sight unseen in a Sentence

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Adding to the difficulty, the mussels' offspring are microscopic and can travel in water sight unseen. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026 Argentina, the local edition of the format in which contestants date through a wall before deciding whether to marry sight unseen. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 The Netflix dating experiment that promised love sight unseen has produced one of its darkest aftermaths yet. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 There are some buyers, especially in the high-end market, that are still buying sight unseen and go off of the photos. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026 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 14 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

sight unseen

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