short-sighted

Example Sentences

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Policywise, this idea is as short-sighted as they come.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Now, as health officials and the travel industry cope with the fallout from the cruise outbreak, the lack of attention to hantaviruses appears short-sighted.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Saleh calls it "short-sighted" that the city could lose its charm to sprawling concrete.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It is more likely to happen in people who are short-sighted or those who have had eye surgery, according to the NHS.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

After that she didn't play around with the soldiers any more but only with a few flat-footed, short-sighted young men in town who couldn't get into the army at all.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald