Example Sentences

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Blinded by grief, he discovers the breadth of his unique skill set outside the walls of the George Bush Center for Intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Blinded by grief, exhausted and overwhelmed, the bereaved must also plan and pay for cremation or funeral costs.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Sarfraz Manzoor moved to Luton in 1964 and wrote the memoir Greetings from Bury Park, which was made into the movie Blinded by the Light.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

Blinded by motherly concern, she acted without thinking and lost $10 000 via e-transfer.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2022

Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald