blind date
noun
a social appointment or date arranged, usually by a third person, between two people who have not met.
blind dates
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pluralof blind date.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"After going on several blind dates, I met my current husband at the end of August, and we started a serious relationship in mid-September," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chen has been on more than 20 blind dates, all set up by her mother.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2023
So she set people up on blind dates in real social settings, measured their physiological reactions and found that the heart rates of people attracted to each other synchronized.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Well-meaning friends and relatives tried to set me up on blind dates, but I was never really interested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
And I thought how convenient it would be now I didn't have to announce to everybody at college I had broken off with Buddy and start the boring business of blind dates all over again.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
