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Blinkers is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Blinkers in a sentence

Related words

Blinkers | Blinkered | Blinker

Blinkers meaning

plural of blinker

Using Blinkers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of blinker
  • In the example corpus, blinkers often appears in combinations such as: the blinkers, blinkers on, blinkers coming.

Context around Blinkers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

used 1× damm 1×

Often after:

off 3× coming 2× third 1× definitely 1× went 1×

Sentence patterns with Blinkers

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

with the blinkers coming off 2× addition of blinkers third up 1× blinkers definitely do 1× blinkers on and 1× blinkers on suggest 1× blinkers went on 1× first time blinkers in the 1× fitter and blinkers come off 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

acting lib dem 1× all that money 1× assistant trainer darren 1× blinkers definitely do 1× blinkers on and 1× blinkers on suggest 1×

Common sentence endings:

2020 next summer 1× an easy win 1× at nice odds 1× blinkers being added 1× blinkers coming off 1× blinkers never worked 1×

Words around Blinkers

Just before it in the word index:

blinkered 18 blinker 5 blinken 389 blinked 25 blink 321 blinis 3

Just after it in the word index:

blinkhorn 5 blinkin 4 blinking 95 blinkit 4 blinkova 4 blinks 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 30 aarey 30 abdulai 30 aberdare 30 absorber 30 acclimate 30

Corpus analysis for Blinkers

  • In this selection, "blinkers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, used, damm, off, coming and third stand out and add context to how "blinkers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include with the blinkers coming off and addition of blinkers third up. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blinkers" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blinkers

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Blinkers on suggest he’ll be back out in front. (10 words)

Blinkers on and with even luck she’s entitled to win. (11 words)

Fitter and blinkers come off, but has a tough draw to overcome. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Sir Keir also said the Conservative had allowed the “degradation of the UK’s armed forces”, saying it was a “shameful indictment of the Tories’ short-sighted politics and refusal to take the blinkers off to face worsening global security”. (40 words)

Resuming four-year-old Randwick gelding looks ready to fire off two forward trials, with the blinkers coming off, and drawn to get a lovely on-speed trail at nice odds. (31 words)

We’ve waited an agonisingly-long time to see Scotland at a major tournament but we can’t afford to put the blinkers on going into Euro 2020 next summer. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Blinkers on and with even luck she’s entitled to win.

Watch the betting on Gold Coast-based with the addition of blinkers third-up.

And while he hasn’t used blinkers on the gelding before he has thought about them based on the six-year-old’s pedigree.

Blinkers definitely do not need fluid to work, but cars actually require plenty of other fluid.

Expecting improvement second-up from underrated mare getting back on firmer ground, with the blinkers coming off.

Scone four-year-old can finally produce his best over more ground and sharpened up with blinkers being added.

Sir Keir also said the Conservative had allowed the “degradation of the UK’s armed forces”, saying it was a “shameful indictment of the Tories’ short-sighted politics and refusal to take the blinkers off to face worsening global security”.

Acting Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the Chancellor 'must take the blinkers off' and listen to industry.

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Fitter and blinkers come off, but has a tough draw to overcome.

I think I made a mistake racing her in blinkers and she has improved lengths since we took them off," Gollan said.

Resuming four-year-old Randwick gelding looks ready to fire off two forward trials, with the blinkers coming off, and drawn to get a lovely on-speed trail at nice odds.

We’ve waited an agonisingly-long time to see Scotland at a major tournament but we can’t afford to put the blinkers on going into Euro 2020 next summer.

All that money on a car, and the damm blinkers never worked.

Assistant trainer Darren Fleming echoed those sentiments, especially considering Tone Broke ran without blinkers after using them in the Plate.

Blinkers on suggest he’ll be back out in front.

Blinkers went on in the Geelong Classic and he came from well back for an easy win.

Chris Waller has taken the blinkers off Tawaret and no doubt they want her to find a bit of cover this time so her finish is stronger.

Everything went right for in first-time blinkers in the aforementioned St James's Palace, and there is a suspicion he will need to raise his game to follow up.

Intrepid Heart has been working in blinkers and will sport the new equipment Saturday.

Keen on 4YO Wyong mare resuming off a long break for only her second start, with the blinkers on for the first time.

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Common combinations with blinkers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blinkers" in a sentence?
An example: "Blinkers on and with even luck she’s entitled to win." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "blinkers" from authentic English texts.
What does "blinkers" mean?
Blinkers means: plural of blinker
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