blinkers
Britishplural noun
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Usual US and Canadian word: blinders. (sometimes singular) leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways vision
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a slang word for goggle
Example Sentences
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But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
"I trimmed down my team too as I was moving at 100mph with the blinkers on. It has taken a bit of time but now I'm here."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
“Then I said, ‘maybe blinkers will keep him smart and focused and running’ and it did today, so this is where to do it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
Given our wings, our blinkers, it’s hard to look up, hard to get the full view, of the sky, of anything.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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