near-sighted

Example Sentences

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Estefania Vela, a human rights lawyer at a think tank called Intersecta, worries militarization is near-sighted.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

Remedies the office helps institute could be as straightforward as adding accessibility features to school buildings or seating a near-sighted child at the front of the class.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Just appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Watt was a near-sighted champion of capitalism and Christ who appeared mildly uncomfortable in his new job.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2018

At the same time Hurt also caught the anguish of a near-sighted, bone-creaking old man who describes himself as “drowned in dreams and burning to be gone”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2017

The last thing Katie did in their old home after it had been stripped bare and had that look of a near-sighted man with his glasses off, was to rip up the tin-can bank.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith