blinkers
Example Sentences
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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 trimmed down my team too as I was moving at 100mph with the blinkers on. It has taken a bit of time but now I'm here."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Horses are given blinkers near the outside to their eyes to help focus a horse’s attention on what’s in front of them and not what’s going on around them.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
Grandpop took a huge bite of the apple, chewed, chewed, chewed, swallowed, then said, “This room here...is my outside. Had it added on to the house right before my ol’ blinkers went black.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.