blinders

Example Sentences

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Such agencies have occasionally tried to correct for their cultural blinders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Their cultural blinders were imposed on an entire nation, which is why it was so difficult for Latin music, auteur cinema and rap to force their way into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

We need to fight to preserve our right to see history clearly, without superpatriotic blinders.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

“I just think that we’re as good as anyone in baseball at putting the blinders on and getting better each day, with respect to expectations,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

They looked straight ahead like horses with blinders.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides