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