tunnel vision
noun
a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.
tunnel-visioned
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a word derived from
tunnel vision.
Example Sentences
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When governments and their advisers are, as matter of course, using AI to improve their decision-making, expect fewer purblind, tunnel-visioned strategic decisions based on wishful thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Thus, Hit-Boy went on a tunnel-visioned music release whirlwind with his father until that fear turned into a full reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
That way appears to be tunnel-visioned, not seeing Shires, her contribution, or always considering the feelings of someone not simply a band member but a wife.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
His Clark is the ideal amount of oblivious and tunnel-visioned.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
"I'm sure that the owner, like me, is not over-enthralled with the results right now. But I have to be tunnel-visioned and we will keep working hard."
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2014
