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How to use blind in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Blind means unable to see, or only partially able to see. Example: “Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.”

Examples of blind by meaning

adjectiveUnable to see, or only partially able to see.

  • Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.
  • Braille is a writing system for the blind.
  • his blind eye

adjectiveFailing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.

  • The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.
  • Authors are blind to their own defects.

adjectiveHaving little or no visibility.

  • a blind path
  • a blind ditch
  • a blind corner

adjectiveClosed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.

  • a blind alley
  • a blind fistula
  • a blind gut

adjectiveHaving no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.

  • a blind wall

adjectiveAble to be fixed without access to one end.

  • a blind rivet

adjectiveSmallest or slightest.

  • I shouted, but he didn’t take a blind bit of notice.
  • We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.

adjectiveWithout any prior knowledge.

  • He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
  • I went into the meeting totally blind, so I really didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.

More sentences with blind

  • They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.From the entry see
  • Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.From the entry live
  • I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.From the entry stone
  • Because of Gerald's adoration for Katie, he was blind to her flaws.From the entry adoration
  • He healeth the blind and he reareth to life the dead.From the entry rear
  • The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.From the entry troglodyte
  • He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy.From the entry blind spot
  • When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.From the entry blind spot
  • Since he was color blind he was unable to discriminate between the blue and green bottles.From the entry discriminate
  • Grandma teaching you to drive is like the blind leading the blind.From the entry blind leading the blind
  • I knew that my blind date was an April Fools trick, but I played along anyway.From the entry play along
  • Possibly derived from the Italian name of the game: Mosca cieca, which literally means "blind fly".From the entry blind-fly
  • The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.From the entry pip
  • The action starts with the small blind.From the entry action
  • I made a blind hole in the wall for a peg. I dug a hole and planted a tree in it.From the entry hole
  • My whole life seems to be ruled by blind chance.From the entry chance
  • As nobody who is not blind can have failed to notice, I had my hair cut just yesterday.From the entry nobody
  • Before I was blind, I could see very well.From the entry could
  • Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.From the entry even
  • From the operator's point of view, there is a large blind spot on one side of the machine.From the entry point of view
  • The mother turned a blind eye to her son’s mischief as she expected him not to repeat it.From the entry turn a blind eye
  • If I raise, maybe the big blind will fold.From the entry big blind
  • I'm a bit nervous. Could you keep me company while I wait for my blind date to arrive?From the entry keep someone company

Meaning of blind

  1. adjective Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
  2. adjective Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
  3. adjective Having little or no visibility.

Full definition of blind

Questions about blind in a sentence

How do you use blind in a sentence?
Blind is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.”
What is a short sentence with blind?
“a blind alley”
What does blind mean?
Blind means unable to see, or only partially able to see.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: blind (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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