Meanings
verblower one's sights (third-person singular simple present lowers one's sights, present participle lowering one's sights, simple past and past participle lowered one's sights)
present singular third person lowers one's sights · participle present lowering one's sights · participle past lowered one's sights · past lowered one's sights
- idiomaticto lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving toward
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lower one's sights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20one's%20sights
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“lower one's sights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20one's%20sights. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower one's sights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20one's%20sights.
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