short-sighted
Example Sentences
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Turns out that may have been short-sighted — even if it’s understandable.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Saleh calls it "short-sighted" that the city could lose its charm to sprawling concrete.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
It’s still short-sighted, Erin argued: “There’s no amount of ‘pick me’ that’s going to save you or insulate you from the core ideology of these people.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
“Attacking California’s public intervenor program is a short-sighted attempt to scapegoat consumer advocates for what is clearly a national crisis,” Carly Fabian, senior insurance policy advocate with the group’s Climate Program, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
Perhaps I’m stupid and too short-sighted to see what the real fallout could be.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
