fly blind

phrase

: to fly an airplane solely by instruments

Examples of fly blind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The United States is not flying blind in the absence of the Defense Support Program, of course. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The Task Force could establish a new fiscal Constitution, which would eliminate the problems associated with flying blind. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

For now, many of them appear to be flying blind as companies race to open new facilities. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

Without it, companies are flying blind when allocating work between people and agents, and that’s why most AI investments aren’t paying off. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fly blind

• aligned
• alined
• assigned
• behind
• combined
• confined
• consigned
• crosswind
• declined
• defined
• designed
• divined