blind-sided
Example Sentences
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Members of Congress say they and Poland were blind-sided by the decision and that equipment for the deployment was already on the way when the Pentagon pulled the plug.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The remarks emerged on Sunday morning and somewhat blind-sided the team.
From BBC • May 7, 2023
The current climate is stirring recollections of 2013 when investors felt blind-sided when then-Chairman Ben Bernanke, in an announcement, raised the idea of a gradual taper.
From Reuters • Jun. 17, 2021
Still, Shirkey and Chatfield were likely blind-sided by the months-old plot revealed Thursday.
From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2020
Browning, UW’s 206-pound sophomore, quarterback, cracked Arizona’s 281-pound defensive end, Calvin Allen, onto the ground with a blind-sided block.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2016
