blind date

Example Sentences

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Wilson and Hodges, an NFL quarterback-turned-entrepreneur, met on a blind date in 2021 that started with a dinner on the water in Hendersonville, Tenn., and ended up at a honky-tonk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"We can still get out there. We can still do it. We can still go on a blind date."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Dad had been drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and met my mom on a blind date after he returned home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

A few years after graduating, I went on a blind date with the woman who has been my wife for 46 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Next to the governor is our Senator Whitworth, whose son Hilly’s been trying to set me up with on a blind date.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett