sight unseen

adverb

: without inspection or appraisal

Examples of sight unseen in a Sentence

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In season 8, fans watched as Dave, 33, formed a connection with Lauren O'Brien in the pods before proposing to her sight unseen. Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Three-star cornerback Justin Lewis, a California native, committed to North Carolina sight unseen last month. Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 And sure, some may call me dramatic and write this off as just a silly reality TV show about finding love sight unseen. Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2025 The Building the Band talent competition series from Remarkable Entertainment, which is part of Banijay UK, aims to form the next great music group sight unseen. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sight unseen

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sight unseen was in 1892

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“Sight unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20unseen. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

sight unseen

adverb
: without inspection or estimate of worth
bought it sight unseen
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