How to Use blind date in a Sentence

blind date

noun
  • She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.
  • There’s no way a blind date can be worse than your worst online date.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, GQ, 7 Feb. 2018
  • As a young woman, she was asked by a friend to go on a blind date.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • John had a blind date to a fitness center.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • The two were set up on a blind date by mutual friends.
    — Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Generals are like blind dates that can go one of two ways.
    — Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • The pair met on a blind date set up by one of Harris’ friends.
    — Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • At the golf course, she was set up on a blind date with Daniel Cryan.
    — Gracie Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • The couple first met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.
    — Eileen Reslen, Country Living, 6 Jan. 2018
  • In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Feb. 2022
  • What can go wrong on their blind date in a small Canadian town?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • And so many teams act like picking a quarterback is a blind date.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, Brassard was on a blind date with somebody else.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2021
  • They were fixed up on a blind date, and had an instant connection.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Iman and Bowie met when they were set up on a blind date in 1990.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The two first met during a blind date during season 3.
    — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Roque and Lauer met on a blind date and married in 1998.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In the episode, his character is set up on a blind date with Stewart.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The pair first met in 1996 after being set up on a blind date.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Soon after, the two met for blind date drinks at the restaurant Wallflower.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • According to Elle, the outfit may have been a nod to her blind date with the prince.
    — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 15 July 2018
  • The two have been together since 2005 when they were set up on a blind date.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
  • At least on a blind date, there’s usually a cocktail and no diapers to change.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Iman and Bowie met in 1990 after getting set up on a blind date.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Cyrus met 27-year-old Morando on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • David and Julia met on a blind date and have been married since 1996.
    — Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Erin’s friend was going with a man named Mario and his best friend was going on a blind date with Erin.
    — Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The Shines, after meeting on a blind date, have been married 59 years.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The couple met on a blind date and married at their country home in 2023.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026

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