blinders

/ (ˈblaɪndəz) /

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US and Canadian leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways visionAlso called (in Britain and other countries): blinkers

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How to use blinders in a sentence

Up and down the plane I heard the slap of blinders yanked down over the windows while the rest of us eagerly took in the view.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I told Eric how Rick Robinson had peeled the blinders from my eyes.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists|P. J. O’Rourke|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Better to put on blinders, they say, and focus on home and family.
Why Voters Are So Totally Checked Out|Eleanor Clift|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It takes each decision somewhat out of context, and, in a way, puts on the horse-blinders.
ChoiceMap: An App to Help You Make Better Decisions|Brian Ries|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But why had I removed the family blinders, I asked myself, if I did not want to look at the full spectrum of possibilities?
My Mother's Lifelong Mission—to End Her Life|Christine W. Hartmann|November 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Everybody laughed, and the president asked some one to tell him who invented blinders.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders
He says that the worst thing against blinders is that a frightened horse never knows when he has passed the thing that scared him.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders
The blinders are there and he can't see that he has passed it, and he can't turn his head to have a good look at it.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders
Reba pulled off her "blinders," as she called the sun-bonnet, while she ran.
Harper's Young People, July 26, 1881|Various
They are blinders that confine the eyes of mind to the road ahead.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey

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