window blind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of window blind
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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“One day we lifted the cover of the window blind and saw a bag stuck there,” said Patricia Fernández, a public-sector employee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
She said he went to his bedroom and she heard the window blind being raised and the grill being "shaken vigorously," and then there was a loud bang.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022
This hardworking horticulturist recently removed overgrown viburnum and neglected perennials from a border, and he felt like he had lifted a window blind and let in the light.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022
The tatters of a vinyl window blind shamble down from a string and we hear footsteps receding deeper into the house.
From Time • Jul. 21, 2017
I sat there for surely an hour, staring at a daylit hole in the window blind, without smoking or taking off my coat or loosening my necktie.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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