How to Use blindfold in a Sentence

blindfold

1 of 2 verb
  • The kidnappers tied him up and blindfolded him.
  • Our eyes are blindfolded, our heads pinned down.
    — Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The accused were blindfolded and forced to kneel on a busy street.
    — NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The victims had been bound, blindfolded and shot in the head.
    — William Bardenwerper, Newsweek, 13 June 2017
  • They were blindfolded and handcuffed, and one had a long gray beard.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2014
  • To me, this team is just in flux, throwing darts blindfolded.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2019
  • By the side of the road, a girl sits with her father, who has been blindfolded.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Hansen was led out there by Prather, who blindfolded his now bride-to-be.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • As if their act weren't risky enough, the bar was lit on fire and the flyer was blindfolded.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2020
  • On the second day of the hunt, the men could have shot their limits blindfolded.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • The soldiers blindfold me and attach a numbered bracelet to one wrist.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • They are involved in a game that involves blindfolding a man.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2019
  • He was blindfolded and driven back to Dehkadeh, back to the town square.
    — Naz Riahi, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Harrison was led blindfolded to the front of the house.
    — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
  • She was blindfolded and carried to a car, then driven around on a rough and bumpy ride for an hour.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Out of four face-down cards, Earle, who was blindfolded, picked the cha cha card.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • They’d be blindfolded the entire time.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The team then blindfolds the animal and gives it earplugs, to lessen stress from the sound of the chainsaw.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 12 June 2023
  • Who can drop a ball when blindfolded into a tall, thin container?
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • In the footage, officers find a basement room full of young men, blindfolded.
    — Ryan Hansen, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • After the migrants refuse to work for the cartel, they are blindfolded, tied up on the floor and shot dead.
    — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The poor guy looks like he's done his own hair blindfolded, with some green superglue and string as his only tools.
    — SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • She was blindfolded and led away to a secret location.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • The prisoners were blindfolded, with their arms tied behind their backs.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Because of this, the characters are blindfolded for most of the events that occur in each movie.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 July 2023
  • Inside the vehicle, the men zip-tied my wrists and ankles, and blindfolded me.
    — Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • After the men left, Harinder, still blindfolded, felt her way to a kitchen phone and called 911.
    — Katie Worth, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2018
  • One image was of a nude girl blindfolded with her hands bound together, the document says.
    — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 July 2017
  • Madonna also had a group of sheer blindfolded handlers for the gauzy train of her ensemble.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field, blindfolded.
    — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 24 July 2017

blindfold

2 of 2 noun
  • With blindfolds in place, kids and adults took a swing at the game.
    — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
  • My eyes were covered with a blindfold.
    — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the big deal with putting on that blindfold and playing the fool?
    — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Once the green van screeched to a halt, doors swung open and the blindfold was removed.
    — Oliver Carroll, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2015
  • But today the blindfold is coming off.
    — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Wright’s hands were bound with the white belt from her bathrobe, and black neckties were used as a gag and blindfold.
    — Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Mary stumbled to Michael, pulling off his blindfold and cutting his gag.
    — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Ralph removed her blindfold, untied her, and led her back to the shelter.
    — Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
  • Don’t tie your partner’s arms and legs to the bed, throw on a blindfold, and pop in a ball gag on the first go with bondage.
    — Gigi Engle, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Use a cotton t-shirt as a blindfold and a necktie or pair of stockings to make handcuffs.
    — Gigi Engle, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Why else would the film begin in failing light, with the kids playing soccer in blindfolds?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2019
  • They were darted with a dose of antidote, and their blindfolds were removed.
    — Jason Florio, Smithsonian, 22 May 2018
  • Zip ties, blindfolds, and gunshot wounds are clearly visible on some of them.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Borrowing someone else’s method is a blindfold.
    — Johan Martinez-Khalilian, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Díaz knew Washington was going to figure it out, even with a blindfold on.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
  • They're supposed to look at the facts and precedent and apply them with a blindfold on, ideally.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The new bride-to-be was escorted across the stage in a blindfold and noise-canceling headphones.
    — Nelson Oliveira, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • At least for now, the Giants are not handing out blindfolds and cigarettes.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
  • One player picks a card with a word on it and then puts on a blindfold, while the other teammate acts as the eyes and arms to draw the word.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The blindfold meant none of them could see the colossal tower of cans already in the room, just a foot tap away from crumbling to the ground.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The girls stood next to their mother, Hogan wearing a blindfold over her eyes, all three staring at the sky, the record says.
    — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Neither the blindfold nor the gag is an instrument of democracy.
    — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • In this practice, the blindfold protects the deceased from the suffering world.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Many would be hard-pressed to tell the difference between different brands of vodka in a blindfold test.
    — Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The act ended with one member donning a blindfold while getting launched off the teeter totter and through a flaming hoop.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022
  • Make a friend put on a blindfold and give them something to draw (a tree, house, your friend, etc) and see the hilarious results.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • When the blindfold was removed, Fenster was in what appeared to be a police station.
    — Joel Simon, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2022
  • All players, aside from the sighted pitcher and catcher who play on the team that's at bat, wear blindfolds so the playing field is even.
    — Stephan Wiebe, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 July 2017
  • For those on the inside, Abovitz’s vision had become a sort of blindfold to common business sense.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Part of that character’s uniform includes a shirt covered in bloody handprints and a blindfold.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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