blinders
Example Sentences
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The Rams need to play with blinders on.
From Los Angeles Times
His favorite setup is the Victor snap trap, modified with wooden blinders so the rats must enter headfirst.
From New York Times
You put the blinders on and move forward.”
From Seattle Times
Those “working to blur the line dividing prayer and pedagogy” are wearing blinders; they see only their renewed hope that one day the United States will be, officially, a Christian country.
From Washington Post
“We are considering dictating medical decisions with blinders and ignorant of the astounding, unintended consequences we are creating,” Becker warned, saying the Senate is “just making a mess.”
From Washington Times
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