blind·side
ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd 
blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides
1
: to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side
blindside the quarterback
2
: to surprise unpleasantly
1
: the side away from which one is looking
2
: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see
Examples of blindside in a Sentence
Verb
The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.
We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.
Noun
He was hit on his blind side.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Kelly Peralta, an aunt of Rinaldi’s fiancé, told NBC DFW that the group was leaving a club and walking across the street to an Uber when they were blindsided by a man.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The rookie of the year will have a full offseason under his belt to learn how to better protect himself next season, along with a top left tackle protecting his blind side.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Lawmakers have complained that they’ve been blindsided by cuts and changes, leaving them exposed while home.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Kelly Peralta, an aunt of Rinaldi’s fiancé, told NBC DFW that the group was leaving a club and walking across the street to an Uber when they were blindsided by a man.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
Kansas City has been looking for its guy to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes' blind side for the past few years.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The rookie of the year will have a full offseason under his belt to learn how to better protect himself next season, along with a top left tackle protecting his blind side.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindside. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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