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
The current climate is stirring recollections of 2013 when investors felt blind-sided when then-Chairman Ben Bernanke, in an announcement, raised the idea of a gradual taper.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2021
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
Then, on Notre Dame’s final drive, Bellamy blind-sided the quarterback and Carter recovered the fumble with 1:27 left to seal it.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
