window blind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of window blind
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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“One day we lifted the cover of the window blind and saw a bag stuck there,” said Patricia Fernández, a public-sector employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
She said he went to his bedroom and she heard the window blind being raised and the grill being "shaken vigorously," and then there was a loud bang.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2022
This hardworking horticulturist recently removed overgrown viburnum and neglected perennials from a border, and he felt like he had lifted a window blind and let in the light.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
The tatters of a vinyl window blind shamble down from a string and we hear footsteps receding deeper into the house.
From Time ● Jul. 21, 2017
The window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in, and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great, gaunt grey wolf.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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