blindsided
Example Sentences
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If you have a problem with being blindsided by requests for money, I’d cut ties now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nik said the couple felt "blindsided" by the fact that their sperm donor could withdraw consent at that stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Industry leaders and lobbyists from Houston and Midland, Texas, to Washington say they were blindsided by President Trump’s brazen push into Venezuela, which is home to some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Chelsea were blindsided by the collapse of the deal and there was little they could have done to revive it or sign an alternative before the deadline.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I never thought I’d see the day you’d be blindsided by something on the Current.”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
