tunnel vision
noun
1
: constriction of the visual field resulting in loss of peripheral vision
2
: extreme narrowness of viewpoint : narrow-mindedness
also
: single-minded concentration on one objective
Examples of tunnel vision in a Sentence
His tunnel vision made sensible discussions on political issues nearly impossible.
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Their light can quickly flicker on and off when they get swept up in their emotions and have tunnel vision.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
What felt like vision turns out to be tunnel vision.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Alex also shows high drive and humanity, which may lead to over-accommodating behavior and tunnel vision without adequate support from temperance, humility, or transcendence.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But my outsized feelings of enclosure and entrapment were the tunnel vision of a forty-year-old fear crashing through my long and studied insulation.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
What felt like vision turns out to be tunnel vision.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Alex also shows high drive and humanity, which may lead to over-accommodating behavior and tunnel vision without adequate support from temperance, humility, or transcendence.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But my outsized feelings of enclosure and entrapment were the tunnel vision of a forty-year-old fear crashing through my long and studied insulation.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tunnel vision
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“Tunnel vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tunnel%20vision. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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