blinkers

Example Sentences

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Back on the other side of town back near Union Station, two cars stopped at the station with their blinkers on during a Thursday afternoon stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

“I’ll keep the blinkers on, put on the hat and just get in the ring.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

On Saturday evening, Owen Farrell - so forward-focused he might as well be in blinkers - may finally allow himself to reflect.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2022

But then I forgot about him, and even the memory of his holding me precious melted into the general darkness just beyond the great blinkers of childhood.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou