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blindfold

[blahynd-fohld] / ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld /


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One woman I interviewed remembered that while she was blindfolded, she was able to peek under her blindfold and see a tile pattern on the floor.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2026

It was on the ship that we got one of the defining pictures of the whole operation - Maduro in handcuffs, wearing ear protectors and a type of blindfold that looked like dark sunglasses.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

I opted to swap the blindfold for a blanket covering my TV, which was better, but I cracked the code by the end of this episode.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

He spent his last days playing cards at the Magic Castle with magicians who - Booth notes - claimed they could beat Bux only if he didn't put on his blindfold.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2023

“I don't seem to be able to converse, do I? I keep repeating what you say. But: blindfold? Why?”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

They are required to wear blindfolds for fairness.

From Barron's Nov. 22, 2025

The far easier solution is for them to take off their blindfolds and see the full scale of the monstrosity for what it is.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

Competitors wear blindfolds and have to rely on audio indications from their guide, who stands near the sand.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2024

All it took were Hollywood-trained animals, a set of enormous blindfolds and a willingness to — carefully — nudge one of the planet’s largest land mammals ever so slightly off balance.

From New York Times Sep. 26, 2023

She looked like someone facing the firing squad and saying damn the blindfolds.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

"What are you going to tell me next? He's going to play blindfolded and he's going to win it also?"

From BBC May 29, 2026

The mother of the motorist who found the children told Portuguese media that one of the boys said they had been blindfolded and told to look for a hidden toy.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

Both were blindfolded, but Issa recognized his friend’s voice.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

One woman I interviewed remembered that while she was blindfolded, she was able to peek under her blindfold and see a tile pattern on the floor.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2026

I looked at his hand because I didn’t want to look at his face blindfolded by bandages.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

I started by blindfolding myself and quickly realized that made my notes incoherent.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

Japan has accused Russia's security services of blindfolding and restraining one of its diplomats in the eastern city of Vladivostok.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

And this idea of essentially blindfolding ourselves and pretending like the justice system is the one place in this country where race has no influence whatsoever, where gender and bias mean nothing, that's preposterous.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2022

Evidence in the blindfolding trial has included phone chat messages exchanged by several Carabinieri.

From Fox News Feb. 10, 2022

The blindfolding, the walk to the secret entrance, the exhausting climb up countless steps—all of it seemed to pass in one excruciating instant.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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