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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James Hansen, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The union claimed to have been blindsided by the company’s management and argued that Nippon was unlikely to honor the union’s contracts and protect worker pensions.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Jackson is the protector of Matthew Stafford’s blind side, a key blocker for Kyren Williams and the steadying force on an offensive line that has been the key to the Los Angeles offense’s success.
—Greg Beacham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Goran Ivanisevic, who was blindsided by Rybakina’s announcement of Vukov’s return according to sources at her recent events and briefed on the investigation into Vukov, was in Kazakhstan’s corner for her match against Swiatek.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The union claimed to have been blindsided by the company’s management and argued that Nippon was unlikely to honor the union’s contracts and protect worker pensions.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Raiders, much like the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, attacked the Chiefs’ biggest weakness: the left tackle position, the lineman responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Jackson is the protector of Matthew Stafford’s blind side, a key blocker for Kyren Williams and the steadying force on an offensive line that has been the key to the Los Angeles offense’s success.
—Greg Beacham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindside. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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