near-sighted

Example Sentences

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“These policies are dangerous, near-sighted, and insulting.”

From Washington Times

One of the first examples of baseball’s near-sighted willingness to deface itself in the name of maximum profits came back in 1887, when in an effort to boost attendance for the upcoming season, the joint major-league rules committee decided to allow the batter four strikes instead of three.

From The Guardian

Kara Hayward plays Iris Deerborne, an awkward, near-sighted teen beset by a weak bladder, an alcoholic mother, a taciturn farmer father, and a high school ruled by a mean girl and her adoring sycophants.

From Los Angeles Times

We also need near-sighted ones who will study the half-hidden communities closely quartered with us in our homes.

From Nature

In the past year, Trump has publicly called his attorney general "beleaguered" and even referred to Sessions in February, behind the scenes, as "Mr. Magoo", a cartoon character who is elderly, near-sighted and bumbling, according to the Washington Post.

From Salon