blindfold
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One woman I interviewed remembered that while she was blindfolded, she was able to peek under her blindfold and see a tile pattern on the floor.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026
Now in military police custody pending an investigation, Abu Khalid shuffled into the room, blinking and stretching as his blindfold and handcuffs were removed.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
Their thrower could have found his jumper with a blindfold on.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
“I bring out a bunch of blindfolds and give everyone the opportunity to dribble, then challenge them to do it with the blindfold on. They ask me questions. They become conscious of spacial awareness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
When the bell sounded two men in tuxedoes leaped into the ring and removed the blindfold.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Players are required to wear blindfolds for fairness.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
The teaser also shows the celebrities taking part in their first mission, and sitting at the round table for the first time, wearing their blindfolds.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
But can they be sure, even without their blindfolds?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
The far easier solution is for them to take off their blindfolds and see the full scale of the monstrosity for what it is.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
She looked like someone facing the firing squad and saying damn the blindfolds.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Figures in Cowin’s work are often blindfolded or covering their eyes with their hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The mother of the motorist who found the children told Portuguese media that one of the boys said they had been blindfolded and told to look for a hidden toy.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Both were blindfolded, but Issa recognized his friend’s voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
One woman I interviewed remembered that while she was blindfolded, she was able to peek under her blindfold and see a tile pattern on the floor.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026
My old direction, I could still do it blindfolded.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
I started by blindfolding myself and quickly realized that made my notes incoherent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
Japan has accused Russia's security services of blindfolding and restraining one of its diplomats in the eastern city of Vladivostok.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022
And this idea of essentially blindfolding ourselves and pretending like the justice system is the one place in this country where race has no influence whatsoever, where gender and bias mean nothing, that's preposterous.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022
Evidence in the blindfolding trial has included phone chat messages exchanged by several Carabinieri.
From Fox News ● Feb. 10, 2022
The blindfolding, the walk to the secret entrance, the exhausting climb up countless steps—all of it seemed to pass in one excruciating instant.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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