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How to pronounce blindside in English?

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Type Words
Type of assail, assault, attack, set on
Type Words
Type of surprise


The economic downturn blindsided many investors.

Examples of blindside

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Moore remains on the turf after he's sacked from the blindside by Osi Umenyiora.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Originally, Rule 48 was only for hits that came laterally or from the blindside.
From the sacbee.com
A lot of that will just be trying to blindside the study, to not think about it.
From the sciencedaily.com
The blindside encapsulated a Welsh display of control, competence and composure.
From the independent.co.uk
England drive towards the line and almost spin off and through on the blindside.
From the guardian.co.uk
Last year, GMs approved a ban of blindside hits that target an opponent's head.
From the sfgate.com
Allen hit Louis with a blindside block after an interception by Antoine Winfield.
From the dailyherald.com
In the meantime, centre and blindside have the Vacancy sign hovering over them.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Hall was injured on a blindside sack by Chris Clemons early in the third quarter.
From the heraldtribune.com
More examples
  • Catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors"
  • Attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
  • Blindside is a post-hardcore band from Stockholm, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.
  • Blindside is the debut album by Swedish hardcore punk band Blindside, released on Solid State Records in 1997. It was re-released by DRT Entertainment on May 10, 2005 with four unreleased demo tracks.
  • A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver; the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside; short for blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6; To ...
  • Is to ride backwards from normal orientation so you will be looking away from your direction of travel and riding on your toeside edge.
  • Means the side of the scrum or of the play the ball nearer to touch.
  • Any rotation in which the snowboarder is blind during takeoff or landing. A clockwise rotation for regular riders and a counterclockwise rotation for goofy riders.
  • Also known as the backside. The side of the backfield on which the quarterback has less-than-optimal vision when setting to throw; the side opposite his throwing arm.