How to Use farsighted in a Sentence

farsighted

adjective
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2020
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • From our vantage, this may sound very farsighted and bold.
    Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • And the girl and the boy in the Dodge Charger were exceptionally farsighted.
    Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019
  • And the girl and the boy in the Dodge Charger were exceptionally farsighted.
    Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019
  • But a more farsighted commander-in-chief would be adding to their armour.
    The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
  • But a more farsighted commander-in-chief would be adding to their armour.
    The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Costly and no fun, but surely the farsighted and responsible thing to do.
    Star Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
  • But long-term insurance buyers turned out to be a more determined and farsighted group.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
  • It’s time for a more farsighted approach and more imagination.
    Tamar Jacoby, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • One way to limit pollution is to put a price on it, a point not lost on at least one farsighted industry executive.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • This summer, the federal agency that regulates Wall Street will take a farsighted move.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2019
  • This summer, the federal agency that regulates Wall Street will take a farsighted move.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2019
  • And much of this revolution was due, once again, to U.S. public-private partnerships and decades of farsighted effort.
    Noah Smith Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 22 Nov. 2020
  • The British Library recently had the glasses examined, and found that the lenses were convex, suggesting a farsighted wearer.
    The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Lasik surgeons use an ultraviolet laser to reduce the curvature of the cornea for people who are nearsighted, and to accent it for people who are farsighted.
    Author: Roni Caryn Rabin, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2018
  • Lasik surgeons use an ultraviolet laser to reduce the curvature of the cornea for people who are nearsighted, and to accent it for people who are farsighted.
    Author: Roni Caryn Rabin, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2018
  • Mazor, a farsighted tech genius in his career, stepped back in time when designing his Ashland residence.
    oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Bill Sorro Community is built to last — a model of farsighted redevelopment that shows progress can be made.
    John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public.
    Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018
  • Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public.
    Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018
  • The golf club was quiet, almost serene, in comparison with the weekend hubbub at the Mar-a-Lago Club, where every seat and barstool is unavailable for the rest of the season, except for those members who were farsighted enough to reserve months ago.
    Shannon Donnelly, ajc, 10 Apr. 2017
  • Sadly, one looks in vain for such farsighted and resolute leaders in Western capitals today.
    WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Fries thinks what sets those farsighted people apart has something to do with ignoring conventional wisdom.
    Greg Miller, WIRED, 28 May 2014
  • Rose Marcario doesn’t work in the outdoor industry anymore, but her influence hasn’t waned—a testament to her vision and farsighted leadership.
    Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2022
  • And from a broader economic standpoint, the farsighted companies also created a lot more jobs than other firms did during the same period.
    Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 21 May 2018
  • Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2017

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