sighted

Example Sentences

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Petrou had no problem “passing” for sighted, as she put it, into her 30s: “I just lied a lot. I said everywhere I went, ‘I lost my contact lenses.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The suspect was then sighted on the southbound 405 before pulling off and coming to a stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Others are partially sighted, classified by how far they can see -- two metres for B2 players, six for B3.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Each team must field at least four completely blind players, three who can see up to two metres, and four partially sighted players able to see up to about six metres.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

There was a blind innkeeper and his sighted wife, who was the cook, and their two young daughters, who worked as waitresses and maids.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut