shortsightedness

Example Sentences

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“Like medicine to reduce a fever,” he tells us, glasses bring relief to those with shortsightedness, “reclaiming a world” that had “slipped into obscurity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It was shortsightedness in a way we may not fully appreciate for years.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

Instead of talking to Mike and sharing a passion with his son, which could influence his life differently, Fritz’s shortsightedness is the real tragedy.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023

Weighing the extinction of species through our careless stewardship of nature’s bounty against the near-term cost of regulation demonstrates human shortsightedness at best, and stupidity and cynicism at worst.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Look, no matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom