How to pronounce shortsighted

Listen to shortsighted in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“shortsighted” in real sentences

71 clips in the index · 4 American · 29 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. The cuts are shortsighted.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. again, it was very shortsighted.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  3. biased, messy, shortsighted, yet often brilliant thinking.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  4. But then I learned down the line that he was um shortsighted.

    60 Minutes Australia · hear it here

Why real speech

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