Examples of “nearsighted” in a Sentence

adjective Able to see things clearly only when they are close, with distant objects appearing blurred; short-sighted.

• I'm too nearsighted to read the road signs without my glasses.
• He realized he was nearsighted when he could not make out the whiteboard from the back row.

adjective Concerned only with immediate results and failing to consider longer-term consequences.

• Cutting the training budget to hit this quarter's target was a nearsighted decision.