Example Sentences

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He had only seen too clearly, but she was annoyed at this inconvenient sharp-sightedness on his part, and thought it very inconsiderate in him thus to take her to task.

From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

They are only documents of personal sharp-sightedness, unfortunately much over-clouded by literary pose.

From Paul Verlaine by Zweig, Stefan

Desire for a present itself became subservient to anxiety for the credit of her own sharp-sightedness and intuition.

From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.

It is only natural that there should be peculiarities in the construction of the limbs and skulls of the Dipodidea with their bird-like movements and bird-like sharp-sightedness, that are usually found only among birds.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

She answered him so confusedly and confoundingly,--sometimes even imputing to Albano, with all his sharp-sightedness, dissimulation and wickedness,--that she led him into the strangest error.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul