Example Sentences

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“Like medicine to reduce a fever,” he tells us, glasses bring relief to those with shortsightedness, “reclaiming a world” that had “slipped into obscurity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Demolition crews carried away the last of the century-old hotel in late summer, leaving a void across from Pennsylvania Station that reflects either progress or shortsightedness.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Instead of talking to Mike and sharing a passion with his son, which could influence his life differently, Fritz’s shortsightedness is the real tragedy.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023

Weighing the extinction of species through our careless stewardship of nature’s bounty against the near-term cost of regulation demonstrates human shortsightedness at best, and stupidity and cynicism at worst.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Even if we charitably explain their denials as due to the shortsightedness of the specialist and the man with an interest this does not mean we must accept them as qualified witnesses.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson