nearsighted

Example Sentences

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Believing himself too old and nearsighted to serve in uniform, Strong instead exhausted himself and much of his fortune serving without pay for four years as treasurer of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

If the eye grows too long, it becomes myopic or nearsighted.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

“Kids are becoming nearsighted at rates that are faster than we’ve ever seen before,” says Nick Onken, an optometrist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

From National Geographic • Nov. 1, 2023

He said, "You're extremely nearsighted and that means you are at more risk of having a detached retina, and if that happens, we want to catch it right away because it can affect your vision."

From Salon • May 4, 2023

For another girl, it may be that she has a handicapped brother, has stolen food, possesses a pair of red pants, is nearsighted and used to wear glasses, or has tasted chocolate.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung