blinkers

Example Sentences

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“We took the blinkers off the horse, gave him a chance to get over that experience and he seems to be in a good place right now, training just the way we want.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In June last year, a Chinese navy vessel flashed blue lights and blinkers at a Philippine coastguard tugboat, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

Given our wings, our blinkers, it’s hard to look up, hard to get the full view, of the sky, of anything.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood