blind·fold
ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld 
blindfolded; blindfolding; blindfolds
1
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage
2
: to hinder from seeing
especially
: to keep from comprehension
blindfold
adjective
1
: a bandage for covering the eyes
2
: something that obscures mental or physical vision
Examples of blindfold in a Sentence
Verb
The kidnappers tied him up and blindfolded him.
Recent Examples on the Web
Niha Masih, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Ismail Al Ghoul, an Al Jazeera journalist, told CNN he and his team were detained for 12 hours, stripped to their underwear and blindfolded throughout – despite the rain and cold.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Berndt taught at Miramonte from 1979 to 2011, when investigators began to look into his conduct based on photos turned in to police, some of which showed schoolchildren blindfolded, with tape over their mouth, authorities said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Salim and his relatives were blindfolded, bound with plastic ties and led to a storage room under a house.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
At one point in the episode, Barrymore was blindfolded and taken outside to fulfill one of her childhood dreams: to take a spin in the Wienermobile.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The soldiers tied up and blindfolded the women and children in the family and placed them outside the home, the cousin said.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
Tape Face invited Cowell to stand onstage and place his hands on a microphone stand while the New Zealand comic blindfolded him.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Matt was actually blindfolded and taken into the house before the game began to test out the tech.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2023
EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Contestants competed in sock fighting, fighting in blindfolds and shock collars and a fighting version of musical chairs.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Demonstrators sit wearing red blindfolds with their hands zip-tied in Tel Aviv today.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
When contractors arrive to make repairs at the mine, they are reportedly led to the equipment in blindfolds.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The drug removes biological blindfolds that stymie immune cells in certain cancers, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack tumors.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Tedros uses blindfolds, electric shocks, and knife play with his subjects to get the same results, but the new Jocelyn music isn’t more fulfilling than the old stuff.
—Vulture, 30 June 2023
At the end of the performance, the dance troupe removed their blindfolds, revealing the contortionists’ unthreatening appearance.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
What happened when an L.A. speed-dating event required blindfolds.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
Verb
Video released by the Investigative Committee showed suspects being led blindfolded into a Moscow court Sunday night.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Ismail Al Ghoul, an Al Jazeera journalist, told CNN he and his team were detained for 12 hours, stripped to their underwear and blindfolded throughout – despite the rain and cold.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Berndt taught at Miramonte from 1979 to 2011, when investigators began to look into his conduct based on photos turned in to police, some of which showed schoolchildren blindfolded, with tape over their mouth, authorities said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Salim and his relatives were blindfolded, bound with plastic ties and led to a storage room under a house.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
At one point in the episode, Barrymore was blindfolded and taken outside to fulfill one of her childhood dreams: to take a spin in the Wienermobile.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The soldiers tied up and blindfolded the women and children in the family and placed them outside the home, the cousin said.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
Tape Face invited Cowell to stand onstage and place his hands on a microphone stand while the New Zealand comic blindfolded him.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Matt was actually blindfolded and taken into the house before the game began to test out the tech.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Noun
Sandra Bullock stars as Malorie Hayes, a woman responsible for transporting two young children down a river while wearing blindfolds, a strategy intended to help the survivors avoid seeing the entities that attacked Earth five years earlier, and who cause those who look upon them to commit suicide.
—EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Contestants competed in sock fighting, fighting in blindfolds and shock collars and a fighting version of musical chairs.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Demonstrators sit wearing red blindfolds with their hands zip-tied in Tel Aviv today.
—NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
When contractors arrive to make repairs at the mine, they are reportedly led to the equipment in blindfolds.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
The drug removes biological blindfolds that stymie immune cells in certain cancers, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack tumors.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Tedros uses blindfolds, electric shocks, and knife play with his subjects to get the same results, but the new Jocelyn music isn’t more fulfilling than the old stuff.
—Vulture, 30 June 2023
At the end of the performance, the dance troupe removed their blindfolds, revealing the contortionists’ unthreatening appearance.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
What happened when an L.A. speed-dating event required blindfolds.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
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“Blindfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindfold. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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blindfold
1 of 2 verb
blind·fold
ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a strip of cloth
blindfold
adjective
blindfold
2 of 2 noun
: a strip of cloth for covering the eyes
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