How to Use double-blind in a Sentence

double-blind

adjective
  • The sort who demands evidence, data, double-blind studies.
    — Samantha Browning Shea september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile another trial that was double-blind examined the use of ibogaine for reducing cocaine cravings and found fewer relapses in the drug group compared with the placebo group.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Some countries require double-blind age assurance, which means the websites don’t get any user data from the age checks and the age verification companies don’t know which websites users are visiting.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
  • To better understand the relationship between glucosamine supplements and Alzheimer’s, large-scale double-blind clinical trials are still needed, Sun said.
    — Cathy Nelson, Health, 18 June 2026
  • The 16-week, double-blind trial followed 72 adults at risk for metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions including high blood pressure, high blood sugar and excess body fat that increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
  • According to the brand, in a 8-week double-blind clinical study, this eye cream significantly improved the appearance of key visible signs of aging, including dark circles under-eye wrinkles, crow’s feet lines, and puffiness.
    — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
  • It was being served to an alpha-gal patient as part of a double-blind clinical trial organized by Scott Commins and Sarah McGill, a gastroenterologist at the medical school.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Around 10% of adults worldwide self-report sensitivity to gluten or wheat, but when tested under double-blind trial conditions, only 16-30% react specifically to gluten.
    — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While the handlers knew where the bodies were during the workshop, a key component of search dog training is blind and double-blind exercises, where neither the dog nor handler know where the target is hidden, lead instructor Gregory Strickland said.
    — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The University of Groningen double-blind study is cited specifically in the company’s press materials, and the research page on the SunLED website links to the underlying studies.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • The University of Groningen double-blind study is cited specifically in the company’s press materials, and the research page on the SunLED website links to the underlying studies.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • In the double-blind trial, a total of 3,127 patients with obesity but not diabetes in the USA, China, Brazil, India, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Slovakia and Taiwan underwent randomization.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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