Blinded

Examples

• But, he, Pablo, blinded the _guardia civil_ who was wounded, the gypsy insisted. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Is that religion which is less scrupulous, less generous, less just, less considerate for man, than even my own ungodly, worldly, blinded nature? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Is it any wonder that men were dazzled and blinded and cried out against him? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• When Mr. Thornton had left the house that morning he was almost blinded by his baffled passion. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• With great indignation did he continue to observe him; with great alarm and distrust, to observe also his two blinded companions. Jane Austen. Emma.
• She was suspended for a moment, then a vivid flush went over her, she was as if blinded for a moment with a flame of pleasure. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I believe that blinded he could be sold for something, Rafael said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I returned to the carriage, and the sudden change from light to darkness at first blinded me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We proceeded through the snow, which lay in masses impeding the way, while the descending flakes, driving against me with redoubled fury, blinded me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Eva, after this, declined rapidly; there was no more any doubt of the event; the fondest hope could not be blinded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He has nearly blinded me, but that is not enough. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She looked up at Gerald, full into his eyes, so that he seemed to be blinded. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He does not put himself within the creative impulses of the past: he is blinded by their manifestations. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Poor Worcester was half blinded with his: and, seriously, a man going to be hanged could not well have appeared more discouraged or dismayed. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• From my birth I have aspired like the eagle --but, unlike the eagle, my wings have failed, and my vision has been blinded. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Withdraw--forbear to look--I am blinded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At this hour the lonely dwelling was closely blinded and shuttered from the chill and darkness without. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Miss Pross looked up, saw what it was, struck at it, struck out a flash and a crash, and stood alone--blinded with smoke. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• As any one not blinded to the real character of Mr--Mr Eugene Wrayburn--would readily suppose. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The world is blinded by his fortune and consequence, or frightened by his high and imposing manners, and sees him only as he chooses to be seen. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Deafened by the noise, stifled, choked, and blinded by the dust, they hid their faces and stood rooted to the spot. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The tempter stood by him, too,--blinded by furious, despotic will,--every moment pressing him to shun that agony by the betrayal of the innocent. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Thou canst easily gratify his greed; for think not that I am blinded by thy pretexts of poverty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• You are blinded, Clym, she said warmly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Her eyes were continually blinded by tears, but she had no time to give way to regular crying. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The senseless spirit of conquest and thirst of spoil blinded them, while with insane fury they deluged the country in ruin. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He is blinded, and nothing will open his eyes; nothing can, after having had truths before him so long in vain. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Well--it hasn't blinded you! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mr Twemlow, your word will have weight with her pompous, self-blinded father. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Editor: Tamara