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Harriet remembered how Ben had blindfolded himself so he wouldn’t “see” her that Christmas night she stayed in the corncrib with a party of fugitives.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

But respect for his employer had blindfolded the clerk's observation for many a long year past.

From Blind Love by Collins, Wilkie

The bandages were removed from his eyes by Mr. Marriott, who had blindfolded him at the commencement of the performance.

From Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent by Baggally, W. W. (William Wortley)

She longed for strength to tear them down from the towering altitude which her imagination gave, and blindfold them, as they, in her wild fancy, had blindfolded her with their scorching hands.

From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Then it was His prophetic office that was turned into ridicule: "when they had blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, Prophesy who is it that smote thee."

From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by Stalker, James