short-sighted

Example Sentences

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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

Meredith is long-winded and short-sighted, unable to take a hint, let alone relax.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

That’s short-sighted for America’s future prosperity, as this week’s news about the annual Nobel prize winners in the sciences shows again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The others were too short-sighted to see it; they were looking at the fire, but not through it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman