blinders

Example Sentences

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The chief justice has seemingly worn blinders for life.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Which goes to show how even those who consider themselves “realists” can wear blinders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“The courts are wearing blinders and just focusing on the plain language of the statute. It’s a textual analysis,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

On the other hand, Alma is moving with blinders on.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

To have a singular purpose, a way of putting blinders on until nothing, not time, or the crowd, or even his own pain, would distract him from accomplishing his mission.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss