blind-sided
Example Sentences
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Members of Congress say they and Poland were blind-sided by the decision and that equipment for the deployment was already on the way when the Pentagon pulled the plug.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
P&O said redundancy packages on offer would reflect the lack of notice, but trade unions and even politicians seem to have been blind-sided by this.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2022
Still, Shirkey and Chatfield were likely blind-sided by the months-old plot revealed Thursday.
From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2020
While Glennie gave out hits, he also absorbed them and was on the wrong end of an infamous incident in 1975 at Maple Leaf Gardens after he was blind-sided by Detroit’s Dan Maloney.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2020
A former Target employee in touch with vendors and existing staff at the Canadian headquarters said everyone was blind-sided by the decision, especially by the timing.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2015
