short-sighted

Example Sentences

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Policywise, this idea is as short-sighted as they come.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

However, its "prominence is being diminished by poor governance and short-sighted funding decisions", the committee's chairman Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Turns out that may have been short-sighted — even if it’s understandable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Saleh calls it "short-sighted" that the city could lose its charm to sprawling concrete.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Our ancestors were so stupid and short-sighted that when the first reformers came along and offered to deliver them from those horrible emotions, they wouldn’t have anything to do with them.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley