How to Use blindside in a Sentence

blindside

1 of 2 verb

• We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.
• The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.
• Hill seemed to be blindsided by the vote.
  — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
• This was very blindsiding and thrilling.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
• The behaviors in our case were bizarre and would blindside us.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
• Brad Stevens didn’t want to blindside Jaylen Brown.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 June 2026
• You were still blindsided by the filing.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
• Aloe says she was blindsided by all the kid napping and cartel stuff.
  — Luke Dittrich, Esquire, 25 July 2014
• Girl Scout leaders have said they were blindsided by the move.
  — Mike Householder, Fox News, 6 June 2018
• The Browns claim they have been blindsided by demands from the city.
  — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
• Andy, however, had lied to my face three times and blindsided me each time.
  — EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
• Feeling safe, Jem didn't use her idol and the tribe blindsided her.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.
  — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• At least in this way, she won’t be blindsided when her mom brings it to her attention.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
• That evening, Blake opened up about how he too was blindsided by heartbreak in his past.
  — Becca Kufrin, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2018
• There have been two eliminations and both have been blindsides.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
• Most people who spoke to the Herald say they were blindsided by the news.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• So they were blindsided when the doctor told them Ami was cancer-free.
  — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 19 Aug. 2018
• Berton, who was the lead plaintiff in the case, said she was blindsided by the policy.
  — Calmatters, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
• Berton, who was the lead plaintiff in the case, said she was blindsided by the policy.
  — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
• Taub said Wednesday she was blindsided by the email, and disavowed it.
  — Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• Across the nation, farmers say they were blindsided by the funding cuts.
  — Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
• Oak Ridge was not the only area power to get blindsided late in the season.
  — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Feb. 2018
• Young and the team were blindsided by what happened next, in mid-2016.
  — Patrick Flanary, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2019
• But farmers can’t get blindsided by a promising revenue stream.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
• At the time, the Antioch mayor said he was blindsided by the move.
  — Carter Lavin, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
• For Hunt and many other users blindsided by the order, the stakes appear high.
  — ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
• This is a classic example of what getting blindsided in the game means!
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• And Jenna is ready to accept it, but plans to blindside Donathan.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 2 May 2018
• Another player was blindsided right out of the game.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

blind side

2 of 2 noun

• He was hit on his blind side.
• Benedet had Williams’ blind side.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• But who will hold down Prescott’s blind side?
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• Now he will be relied on to protect Stafford’s blind side full time.
  — Gary Kleinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
• Stafford also could have a new left tackle protecting his blind side.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• The edge rusher to his blind side was unblocked because the left tackle didn’t move.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2019
• The chasm between the blind side in college and the NFL is wide.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
• He was immediately hit from the blind side and stripped of the ball by Reynolds.
  — al, 31 Oct. 2020
• Emmanuel Ogbah hit him from the blind side in the second quarter.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2020
• Lineup juggling could inflict similar turnover on the blind side this year.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022
• But asking him to start multiple games this early on Stafford’s blind side could be a risk.
  — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 15 June 2026
• On a blitz from the front-side, his technique is different than a blitz on the quarterback’s blind side.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• And short of the blind side of love that happens to him in the pilot, hopefully that doesn't happen to him again.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
• Darrisaw can do the job to help keep Carson Wentz upright from the blind side.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2021
• For nearly a decade, Smith gave the franchise fiscal clarity on its blind side.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
• On the offensive side of the ball, the big bucks go to the big boys protecting their quarterback's blind side.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
• Rushers coming from his blind side, Fields has learned, tend to take a flatter angle in pursuit.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
• Sandwiched in between was a Preston Smith strip-sack of Fields from the blind side.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2021
• Do the Packers shop him around cutdown day or keep him for reliable depth on Love’s blind side?
  — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• The position to protect Herbert’s blind side is Slater’s to lose.
  — oregonlive, 3 May 2021
• Most quarterbacks are right-handed and the left tackle protects his blind side, where strip sacks and turnovers are often forced.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
• On the next play for Flagler Palm Coast, Roberts was sacked from the blind side and fumbled.
  — John Peery, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• The new leader up front is junior Evan Neal, who may shift from right tackle to Young's blind side.
  — USA Today, 16 Apr. 2021
• Also, there is a huge question mark as to who is going to be protecting Brady’s blind side at left tackle.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
• That likely leaves Jordan Morgan to start on Love’s blind side next season.
  — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• Bakhtiari’s return and sustained health would protect the quarterback’s blind side and stabilize a unit that has been banged up.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
• Sexton got his second try of the game right on the halftime buzzer, fed quickly by Murray on the blind side from a close-range scrum.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2019
• For the last three years, Cosmi has protected Ehlinger’s blind side as the starting left tackle.
  — Marcus Krum, Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2020
• On Manning’s blind side, left tackle Ereck Flowers allowed three sacks last week.
  — Zach Berman, Philly.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• As soon as doctors clear me, my plans include blocking #17’s blind side all the way to Miami.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019