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

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

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

They see only what they want to see and wear blinders to avoid seeing the rest.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander