sight unseen

adverb

: without inspection or appraisal

Examples of sight unseen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even sight unseen, there’s a lot this project has going for it. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 Instead, the court reviewed evidence alleging that the email appeared designed to either get employees to agree to new employment terms, sight unseen, or else push employees to volunteer for dismissal during a time of mass layoffs across Twitter. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024 Zosia Mamet and Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson are perfectly paired as Pampinea, a bossy 28-year-old so desperate to marry, she’s accepted a proposal from the villa’s owner sight unseen, and her weirdly loyal maid, Misia. Judy Berman, TIME, 25 July 2024 But a supporting character seems destined to be an inadvertent lightning rod, and there are calls to boycott the film, sight unseen. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sight unseen 

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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 4 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

sight unseen

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